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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.
- Shot in the back while a prisoner
- Anglo-Powhatan Wars
- Opitchipam
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.
5 de abr. de 2024 · Las Guerras Anglo-Powhatan, también llamadas Guerras Powhatan, fueron una serie de tres conflictos entre tribus nativas americanas de habla algonquina pertenecientes a la Confederación Powhatan y colonos británicos blancos. Las tribus pertenecientes a la confederación también eran denominadas pueblo de Tsenacomoco, que era el cacicazgo principal.
22 de dic. de 2021 · Opechancanough (d. 1646) 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.
17 de nov. de 2021 · Pieced together by two of the most powerful chiefs of the era, Powhatan and his brother Opechancanough, the chiefdom was constructed as a means of defending their territories from invasions by...
7 de dic. de 2021 · Topics. Native American History. The Native American Chief Who Drove Out Spanish Colonists—and Nearly Expelled the English. Kidnapped and taken to Spain, Opechancanough used what he learned of...
17 de feb. de 2021 · SUMMARY. The Second Anglo-Powhatan War was fought from 1622 until 1632, pitting English colonists in Virginia against the Algonquian-speaking Indians of Tsenacomoco, led by Opitchapam and his brother (or close kinsman) Opechancanough.
