Miantonomo

[ mahy-an-tuh-noh-moh, mee- ]

/ maɪˌæn təˈnoʊ moʊ, mi- /

died 1643, leader of the Narragansetts.

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But Miantonomo denied that he had planned a united attack on the settlements.
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Miantonomo had already come about halfway, and, after holding a council with his chiefs, he decided to push on.
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Not long after this, Miantonomo was accused of trying to unite all the Indian tribes against the English settlers.
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It is a large, square block of granite with the name and the date carved upon it, “Miantonomo, 1643.”
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This brought matters to a climax, for their chief, Sequassen, was related to Miantonomo and Miantonomo took up his quarrel.
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