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POCAHONTAS' MARRIAGE...
In 1614 the American Indian Princess Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan married the English colonist John Rolfe (they were in Virginia).
When she was born, her mother (one of the chief wives) was expelled from the tribe. It was something usual as they preferred having boys (good for figthing and ruling people) rather than girls.
Let's now know a little about history:
John Smith was one of the leaders of the colonists. He was captured and made prisoner by Powhatan's hunters. History says that John was lying on a rock to be executed when Pocahontas protected him. Nobody knows if this is true or not, because the only one versions about these facts were written by John to the Queen of England to ask respect for Pocahontas.
It is also thought that Pocahontas wasn't protecting John, but it was one Indian ritual symbolizing the death so as the prisoner would become a member of the tribe.
John Smith came back to England, and their men informed the Powhatan people he died in a war against a troop of French pirates. This is the reason why Pocahontas married some years later with John Rolfe (he was widow when he met her). She didn't know the truth until she came to England.
When she married (in a Catholic ceremony), she received baptisme under the name of Rebecca, so she became Lady Rebecca Rolfe. This marriage created a climate of peace between the Jamestown colonists and indians. They have a son.
In 1614 the American Indian Princess Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan married the English colonist John Rolfe (they were in Virginia).
When she was born, her mother (one of the chief wives) was expelled from the tribe. It was something usual as they preferred having boys (good for figthing and ruling people) rather than girls.
Let's now know a little about history:
John Smith was one of the leaders of the colonists. He was captured and made prisoner by Powhatan's hunters. History says that John was lying on a rock to be executed when Pocahontas protected him. Nobody knows if this is true or not, because the only one versions about these facts were written by John to the Queen of England to ask respect for Pocahontas.
It is also thought that Pocahontas wasn't protecting John, but it was one Indian ritual symbolizing the death so as the prisoner would become a member of the tribe.
John Smith came back to England, and their men informed the Powhatan people he died in a war against a troop of French pirates. This is the reason why Pocahontas married some years later with John Rolfe (he was widow when he met her). She didn't know the truth until she came to England.
When she married (in a Catholic ceremony), she received baptisme under the name of Rebecca, so she became Lady Rebecca Rolfe. This marriage created a climate of peace between the Jamestown colonists and indians. They have a son.
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