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Chanco | |
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![]() Memorial to Chanco outside the Surry County Courthouse | |
Other names | "Chauco", "Chancho", "Chacrow" (disputed) |
Known for | Warning Richard Pace of a 1622 native attack on Jamestown |
Chanco (fl. 1622) is a name traditionally assigned to a Native American who is said to have warned a Jamestown colonist, Richard Pace, about an impending Powhatan attack in 1622. This article discusses how the Native American came to be known as Chanco.[note 1]
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