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Opechancanough, o Opchanacanough ( 1554 circa – 1645 ), era un capotribù della Confederazione Powhatan . Vissuto in quella che è l'attuale Virginia, fu leader della sua gente dal 1618 fino alla morte, avvenuta in prigionia nel 1645. Nella lingua degli Algonchini, il suo nome significa Colui che ha l'Anima Candida.
Opechancanough ( / oʊpəˈtʃænkənoʊ / oh-pə-CHAN-kə-noh; 1554–1646) [2] 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.
1 mar 2022 · Opechancanough, il capo indiano che fece fuori i colonialisti spagnoli…e quasi riuscì a cacciare gli inglesi. Rapito e portato in Spagna, Opechancanough, diventato poi capo della sua tribù, usò quello che aveva imparato dagli Europei contro due delle più grandi potenze del mondo di allora. Nell’estate del 1561, gli ...
26 mag 2017 · Opechancanough was the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco, a political alliance of Virginia Indians, who led attacks against the English colonists in 1622 and 1644. He may have been related to Powhatan, the chief at the time of the Jamestown landing in 1607, and he was captured and died in English custody in 1646.
7 dic 2021 · Opechancanough, kidnapped and taken to Spain, used what he learned of the Europeans to lead his people against two of the world's greatest powers.
17 nov 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 was a leader of the Powhatan Confederacy who opposed the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. He captured John Smith, plotted to destroy the colony, and was killed by a guard in 1644.
