Judging from the Wampanoag's later attitude towards the Pilgrims,
most of these encounters were friendly. Some, however, were not.
European captains were known to increase profits by capturing
natives to sell as slaves.
Such was the case when Thomas Hunt kidnapped several Wampanoag
in 1614 and later sold them in Spain.
One of his victims - a Patuxet named Squanto (Tisquantum) - was
purchased by Spanish monks who attempted to "civilize" him.
Eventually gaining his freedom, Squanto was able to work his way
to England (apparently undeterred by his recent experience with
Captain Hunt) and signed on as an interpreter for
a British expedition to Newfoundland.
From there Squanto went back to Massachusetts, only to discover
that, in his absence, epidemics had killed everyone in his village.
As the last Patuxet, he remained with the other Wampanoag
as a kind of ghost.
