 At the time of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in 1607, a fierce Native American warrior named Opechancanough was the half-brother of Wahunsonacock, the Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy, The name Opechancanough meant "He whose Soul is White" in the Algonquian language.It is speculated by some historians, but not known with certainty, that Don Luís was either the father of Wahunsonacock or may even have been Opechancanough.What is known is that Opechancanough was violently opposed to the European settlers.