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Opechancanough, o Opchanacanough, 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 (/ oʊ p ə ˈ tʃ æ n k ə n oʊ / oh-pə-CHAN-kə-noh; 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.
22 dic 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 ...
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.
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.
Opechancanough ( /oʊpəˈtʃænkənoʊ/; 1554–1646) was the main chief of the Powhatan People. He followed his older brother Powhatan. He captured Captain John Smith. Opechancanough led the Powhatans in the Second and Third Anglo-Powhatan Wars. His tactics were not that diplomactic.
opposition to Jamestown Colony. Chief Powhatan’s successor, Opechancanough, carried out a surprise attack on the colony on the morning of March 22, 1622. The attack was strongest at the plantations and other English outposts that now lined the James River.
