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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 /; 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.
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 · 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 ...
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, 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.
