1835 in South Africa

← 1834 1833 1832 1835 in South Africa → 1836 1837 1838
Decades:	1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1835 in South Africa.

Events

• The Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony in what is called the Great Trek into the interior to escape British domination
• Port Natal is renamed Durban in honor of the Cape Colony Governor, Sir Benjamin d'Urban

Deaths

• 12 February - Hintsa ka Khawuta, chief of Gcaleka of the Xhosa tribe, is shot and killed while trying to escape from capture by the British forces (some sources record the date as 12 May)

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References