Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, c. 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of Virginia.
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Mato-aka 1595 Werowcomoco, Virginia Colony (now USA)
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Died |
17 March 1617 (aged 21) Atlantic Ocean on Voyage from England to America
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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