Wazalwa: 1596

Wafa eneminyaka: amashumi amabini ananye

Kwaziwa njenge:Matoaka, Matoika, Amonute, Rebecca Rolfe

Ilizwe lokuzalwa: eunited States

Uzalwe e:Isithili saseGloucester, eVirginia

Idume njenge:Umhlalii wasemelika

Iingcaphuno nguPocahontas AmaMerika Omthonyama

Iqabane / Ex-:UJohn Rolfe

utata:Inkosi iPowhatan

umama:UNonoma Winanuske Matatiske

abantakwenu:IMatachanna, iNantaquas, iParahunt, iPochins, iTatacoope, iTaux Powhatan

abantwana: IVirginia

Unobangela wokufa: Isifo sephepha

Kuyacetyiswa Wena

Ngubani uPocahontas?

UPocahontas wayengumMelika waseMelika odumileyo ngokunxulumana nabakholoniyali abangamaNgesi ngethuba leminyaka yabo yokuqala eVirginia. Uncedise iikholoni ekumiseni indawo yokuhlala kwaye wadlala indima enkulu ekulamleni ubudlelwane obunokuthula phakathi kwabahlali baseNgilani kunye nabantu besizwe sakhe, amaPowhatan Native American. I-anecdote eyaziwayo kakhulu kukuba uPocahontas wasindisa ubomi besiNgesi ogama linguJohn Smith owabanjwa kwaye wayesele eza kubulawa nguyise, inkosi eyintloko yenethiwekhi yezizwe ezinesizwe eTsenacommacah. Abanye ababhali-mbali, nangona kunjalo, bacebisile ukuba eli bali, njengoko libaliswa nguSmith, alinanyani. Nangona kunjalo, uSmith noPocahontas baba ngabahlobo abalungileyo kwaye wanika amaNgesi ukutya kunye nezinye izinto eziyimfuneko xa babelambile. Nangona kunjalo, ubudlelwane phakathi kwamaMelika aseMelika kunye namaNgesi babuhlungu emva kokuba uSmith eshiye eNgilane. Amanye amaNgesi athimba iPocahontas kwaye afuna ngenkani intlawulelo kuyise. Ngexesha lokuthinjwa kwakhe, wadibana noJohn Rolfe, isiNgesi kunye nomlimi wecuba, owacela umtshato kuye. Wavuma ukumtshata wamzalela umntwana. Lo mtshato wanceda ukuqinisa ubudlelwane obunobutshaba phakathi kwabemi kunye nabakholoniyali okwethutyana.

Ngokwengxelo ye-English colonist kaJohn Smith, uPocahontas wadlala indima enkulu ekusindiseni uSmith ekubulaweni ezandleni zikayise. Nangona kunjalo, kukho ukungachaneki okuninzi kwimibhalo kaSmith kunye nababhali-mbali kudala bexoxa malunga namabango akhe. Nangona kunjalo, i-anecdote yokuba ubeke ubomi bakhe emngciphekweni wokusindisa uSmith kwamenza waduma phakathi kwesiNgesi.

UPocahontas watshata nendoda yasePamunkey egama linguKocoum, baza bahlala kwingingqi yasePotomac ngo-1610. Lo mtshato mhlawumbi waqhawulwa xa wabanjwa ngamaNgesi.

Uchithe unyaka nesiNgesi emva kokubanjwa ngo-1613. Ngeli xesha, umfundisi ogama linguAlexander Whitaker wayalela iPocahontas ngobuKrestu. Uye wamnceda ukuba aphucule isiNgesi ngokufunda iBhayibhile. Uye wabhaptizwa ngegama elitsha, lobuKristu, uRebecca.

Ngexesha lokuthinjwa kwakhe, uPocahontas wadibana noJohn Rolfe, umlimi wecuba, owacela umtshato kuye. Wavuma kwaye esi sibini sitshatile ngomhla we-5 ku-Epreli 1614. Umtshato wabo wadala imeko yoxolo phakathi kwabakholoniyali bamaNgesi kunye nezizwe zikaPowhatan iminyaka eliqela. Esi sibini wazala unyana ogama Thomas.

UPocahontas kunye nomyeni wakhe baya eNgilani emva kokuzalwa konyana wabo. ENgilani, wadibana noKing James I kunye nosapho lwasebukhosini. Wadibana nomhlobo wakhe wakudala uJohn Smith awayekholelwa ukuba ufile. Emva kokuchitha iinyanga ezininzi eNgilani, esi sibini sakhwela inqanawa ngo-Matshi 1617 ukubuyela eVirginia. Ngaphakathi kwinqanawa, uPocahontas wagula kakhulu kwaye wasiwa elunxwemeni apho wafela khona.

Waye wawongwa ngomfanekiso wobhedu osayizi wobomi kwiCawe iSt George's nguWilliam Ordway Partridge. Iindawo ezininzi kunye neempawu zomhlaba zathiywa ngegama lePocahontas, kwaye iifilimu ezininzi ngaye zenziwa.

Uninzi lwabantu abadumileyo lubanga ukuba bayinzala yePocahontas. Babandakanya iNenekazi lokuqala u-Edith Wilson, umlingisi waseMelika u-Glenn Strange, u-Astronomer uPercival Lowell, kunye nomonwabisi waseMelika uWayne Newton.