Chanco

Chanco
Memorial to Chanco outside the Surry County Courthouse
Other names"Chauco", "Chancho", "Chacrow" (disputed)
Known forWarning Richard Pace of a 1622 native attack

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.

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