low e ▁spoke ▁highly ▁of ▁the ▁tribes ' ▁hospital ity ▁and ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁location ▁of ▁Ro ano ke . ▁ ▁They ▁brought ▁back ▁two ▁n atives : ▁W anch ese , ▁a ▁Sec ot an , ▁and ▁M ante o , ▁a ▁Cro atan ▁whose ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁ch ie ft ain ▁of ▁Cro ato an ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁expedition ' s ▁reports ▁described ▁the ▁region ▁as ▁a ▁pleasant ▁and ▁b ount iful ▁land , ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁and ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den , ▁although ▁these ▁accounts ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁emb ell ished ▁by ▁R ale igh . ▁ ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁R ale igh ' s ▁expedition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 5 , ▁during ▁a ▁ceremony ▁to ▁kn ight ▁R ale igh , ▁she ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁land ▁granted ▁to ▁him ▁" V ir gin ia " ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁him ▁" K night ▁Lord ▁and ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia ". ▁ ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁R ale igh ▁proceeded ▁to ▁seek ▁invest ors ▁to ▁fund ▁a ▁col ony . ▁ ▁The ▁Lane ▁col ony ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁col ony ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁R ale igh ▁planned ▁a ▁largely ▁military ▁operation ▁focused ▁on ▁expl oration ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁natural ▁resources . ▁ ▁The ▁intended ▁number ▁of ▁colon ists ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁approximately ▁six ▁hundred ▁men ▁were ▁sent ▁in ▁the ▁voyage , ▁with ▁probably ▁about ▁half ▁intended ▁to ▁remain ▁at ▁the ▁col ony , ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁by