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Jacob Borghorst

4th Commander of the Cape
In office 18 June 1668 – 25 March 1670
Preceded by	Cornelis van Quaelberg
Succeeded by	Pieter Hackius

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Jacob Borghorst, also Borchorst, was the fourth Commander of the Dutch Cape Colony from 1668 to 1670. He was in ill health for most of his period as Commander, and left most of the administration to his subordinates. Borghorst and his family returned to the Dutch Republic in 1670.^[1]

References

^ Rosenthal, Eric, Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Juta and Company Limited, Kaapstad en Johannesburg, 1978.

v t e Commanders and Governors of the Dutch Cape Colony
	Commanders 1652–1691	Jan van Riebeeck Zacharias Wagenaer Cornelis van Quaelberg Jacob Borghorst Pieter Hackius Albert van Breugel IJsbrand Godske Johan Bax van Herenthals Hendrik Crudop Simon van der Stel
	Governors 1691–1795	Simon van der Stel Willem Adriaan van der Stel Johan Cornelis d'Ableing Louis van Assenburgh Willem Helot Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes Jan de la Fontaine Pieter Gysbert Noodt Jan de la Fontaine Adriaan van Kervel Daniël van den Henghel Hendrik Swellengrebel Ryk Tulbagh Joachim van Plettenberg Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn Joachim van Plettenberg Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Johan Isaac Rhenius Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh & Simon Hendrik Frijkenius Abraham Josias Sluysken Those in italics were Acting Governors

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