LOPEZ VAZ A.D. 



1572-87. 

 olde souldier in the warres of Italy, and at the sacking 

 of Rome. 



Upon this discomfiture the Spaniards choose for their 

 Captaine one Pedro de Villa grande : who assembling P^^^° ^^ ^^^^ 

 all the Spaniards in Chili, and taking with him tenne ST^^^^- 

 peeces of ordinance, marched against those Indians ; but 

 with so badde successe, that he lost not onely the field 

 and many of his men, but also those ten peeces of ordin- 

 ance which hee brought. The Indians having thus gotten 

 the victorie, went streightway against the towne of Con- 

 cepcion, from whence the Spaniards fled for feare, and 

 left the towne desolate. And in this maner were the 

 Spaniards chased by the Indians out of the countrey of 

 Arauco. But newes hereof being brought to the Mar- 

 ques of Cannete viceroy of Peru, hee sent his sonne Don DonGarciade 

 Garcia de Mendoza against those Indians, with a great -^^^^°^^' 

 power of horsemen, and footmen, and store of Artillerie. 

 The nobleman having subdued Chili againe, & slaine in 

 divers battels above 40000 Indians, and brought them 

 the second time under the Spaniards subjection, newly 

 erected the said fort that stoode in the midst of the land, 

 inhabited the towne of Concepcion againe, and built other 

 townes for the Spaniards: and so leaving the land in 

 peace, hee returned for Peru. But yer hee was cleane 

 departed out of the land the Indians rebelled againe, 

 but could not doe so much mischiefe as they did before, 

 because the Spaniards tooke better heede unto them. 

 From that time untill this present there hath bene no [III. 798.] 

 peace at all : for notwithstanding many Captaines and 

 souldiers have done their uttermost, yet can they not 

 bring that people w^hoUy in subjection. And although 

 the Spaniards have in this province eleven townes and Eleven towns ^ 

 two bishoprickes, yet have they little ynough to maintaine ^f^^jy/'Sf 

 themselves, by reason of the warres ; for they spend all 

 the golde that the land yeeldeth in the maintenance 

 of their souldiers : which would not bee so, if they 

 had peace, for then they might worke in all their 

 mines. 



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