Overview
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Record Administration
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
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It is a Memorial to the people of the Amamfengu after the entered the colony from the country beyond the Kei, where they declared their loyalty in front of Rev John Aylif .The Milkwood Tree is so strong that it withstood a hit from the lightning and did not fall down, when the Amamfengu people arrived the tree was already standing strong
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
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Location
Location
- Amathole
- Ngqushwa
UmQwashu Memorial Site
Peddie
South Africa
Farm/ERF: Farm 27
Gradings
Grading
The UmQwashu Memorial Site represents a pivotal point in the history of the Eastern Cape, following the oath that was taken on 14th May 1835 after the migration from Butterworth to Peddie by a group of amaMfengu. The amaMfengu were among the first African converts, the first to make use of a plough and to plant wheat. They also aligned themselves with the British and were exposed to missionary education the longest of all African groups. This exposure led to some of the first African academics to have come from the Mfengu, for example, DDT Jabavu, the first African to obtain a BA Degree.
The Memorial is a tangible reminder of the moment that represents, on the one hand, success of the British eastward expansion; and the methods used by both the Cape Administration and the British missionaries to ensure the Evangelisation of Africans and expansion of colonial rule in Africa. Yet on the other hand, the memorial is the embodiment of Mfengu identity. It represents the turning point for socio-cultural changes that had a lifelong impact on the Mfengu. The Vow became a guiding priniciple on which the Mfengu's self-perception is formed.
Grading by: Gavin Anderson
Declarations
Declaration
By virtue of the powers vested in the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), in terms of section 27 (5) of the National Heritage Resources Act (No. 25 of 1999), SAHRA hereby declares the UmQwashu Memorial Site situated on Farm 27, Peddie, Amathole District, Eastern Cape as a National Heritage Site.
Statement of Significance
The UmQwashu Memorial Site represents a pivotal point in the history of the Eastern Cape, following the oath that was taken on 14th May 1835 after the migration from Butterworth to Peddie by a group of amaMfengu. The amaMfengu were among the first African converts, the first to make use of a plough and to plant wheat. They also aligned themselves with the British and were exposed to missionary education the longest of all African groups. This exposure led to some of the first African academics to have come from the Mfengu, for example, DDT Jabavu, the first African to obtain a BA Degree.
The Memorial is a tangible reminder of the moment that represents, on the one hand, success of the British eastward expansion; and the methods used by both the Cape Administration and the British missionaries to ensure the Evangelisation of Africans and expansion of colonial rule in Africa. Yet on the other hand, the memorial is the embodiment of Mfengu identity. It represents the turning point for socio-cultural changes that had a lifelong impact on the Mfengu. The Vow became a guiding priniciple on which the Mfengu's self-perception is formed.
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