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Opechancanough (/ oʊ p ə ˈ tʃ æ n k ə n oʊ /; 1554–1646) was paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy in present-day Virginia from 1618 until his death. He had been a leader in the confederacy formed by his older brother Powhatan , from whom he inherited the paramountcy.
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Opechancanough (/oʊpəˈtʃænkənoʊ/; 1554–1646) was the main...
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Opechancanough, a Powhatan chief and brother of Chief Powhatan, is thought to have been born in about 1552. His name meant “He whose Soul is White” in the Algonquian language. Upon his brother’s death in 1618, he took control of the Powhatan Confederacy.
22 de dic. de 2021 · SUMMARY. Opechancanough was paramount chief of Tsenacomoco, a political alliance of Virginia Indians, and famously led massive assaults against the English colonists in 1622 and 1644. The younger brother (or cousin) of Powhatan, who was paramount chief at the time of the Jamestown landing in 1607, Opechancanough was possibly chief of ...
Opechancanough. Cerca de Jamestown, Virginia (Estados Unidos), c. 1544 – Virginia (Estados Unidos), 1644. Guerrero indígena. Jefe guerrero de los indios algonquinos, hermano mayor del jefe Powhatan y tío de la princesa Pocahontas, nacido hacia 1544. En 1565 fue apresado por Pedro Menéndez de Avilés cuando conquistó La Florida.
La masacre indígena de 1622, también conocida como masacre de Jamestown, tuvo lugar en la colonia de Virginia, en Viernes Santo, el día 22 de marzo de 1622, y fue provocada por una serie de ataques sorpresa de la Confederación Powhatan dirigida por el jefe Opchancanough.
Powhatan, alternately called "King" or "Chief" Powhatan by English settlers, led the main political and military power facing the early colonists, and was probably the older brother of Opechancanough, who led attacks against the settlers in 1622 and 1644. He was the father of Matoaka .
