The written history of the area known today as Cape Town starts with its first mention by Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488, although it is possible that Admiral Zheng He may have traveled to the region half a century before the Portuguese. However, archaeologists have established that the Cape peninsula and the region along the Southwestern coastline of Africa was inhabited by various Khoe and San peoples, who mostly lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle.
The written history of the area known today as Cape Town starts with its first mention by Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488, although it is possible that Admiral Zheng He may have traveled to the region half a century before the Portuguese. However, archaeologists have established that the Cape peninsula and the region along the Southwestern coastline of Africa was inhabited by various Khoe and San peoples, who mostly lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle.
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