Pocahontas Saving Captain John Smith, 1607

Illustration depicting Pocahontas saving the life of Captain John Smith. Pocahontas (1595-1617) was an Algonquian Indian remembered for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, the head of a network of tributary tribal nations in the Tidewater region of Virginia. She is said to have saved the life of an Indian captive, Englishman John Smith, in 1607 by placing her head upon his own when her father raised his war club to execute him.

1607 • ACONTECIMIENTO • AHORRAR • AHORRO • AMÉRICA DEL NORTE • AMERICA SEPTENTRIONAL • AMERICA • AMERICANO • ARTE • ASENTAMIENTO • CAPITAN • CAUTIVO • COLONIA (TERRITORIO) • COLONIAL • CUENTO POPULAR • DIBUJO • ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA • ESTADOS UNIDOS • EXPLORACION • FAMOSA • FAMOSO • FIGURA • FOLKLORE • FORJADOR • GENTE • HISTORIA • HISTORICO • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • ILUSTRACION • IMPORTANTE • INDIGENAS AMERICANOS • INDIO AMERICA • INDIO AMERICANO • INDIO NORTEAMERICANO • INDIO • INDIOS NORTEAMERICANOS • INGLES • JOHN SMITH • LEGENDARIO • LIDER • LITOGRAFIA • MASCULINO • MUJER • MUJERES • NATIVOS AMERICANOS • NORTEAMERICA • NUEVA INGLATERRA • OBRA DE ARTE • PERSONA • PERSONALIDAD • PERSONALIDADES • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • SIGLO XVII • VIRGINIA