Pieter Hackius

Pieter Hackius
5th Commander of the Cape
In office
25 March 1670 – 30 November 1671
Preceded byJacob Borghorst
Succeeded byAlbert van Breugel (acting)
Personal details
Died30 November 1671
Cape Town
NationalityDutch
SpouseAlida Paets

Pieter Hackius (died 30 November 1671) was the fifth commander of the Cape of Good Hope before it became the Dutch Cape Colony in 1691.[1] Hackius succeeded Jacob Borghorst as commander on 25 March 1670 and was appointed to a position similar to governor on 2 June 1670.[2]

  1. ^ Theal, George McCall (1964). History of South Africa before 1795. C. Struik.
  2. ^ Kooi, Christine (2000). Liberty and Relligion: Church and State in Leinden's Reformation, 1572-1620. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-11643-6.