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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.
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.
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 ...
2 de mar. de 2021 · La masacre indígena de 1622 fue un ataque a los asentamientos de la Colonia de Virginia por parte de las tribus de la Confederación Powhatan bajo el mando de su líder Opchanacanough (1554-1646) y su...
17 de nov. de 2021 · Opechancanough could not save his people or his chiefdom from the sheer numbers of arrivals who flooded into the colony during the 1630s and 1640s.
Opechancanough (d. 1646) Opechancanough was a war-chief of Tsenacommacah, a political alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians, who famously led assaults against the English settlers in 1622 and 1644. He was the younger brother (or cousin) of Powhatan, the paramount chief famous for his relations with the English at the time of their ...
