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were still in the Kingdom, at dawn Capt. Juan Gomez de Almagro 

 came in sight of Tucapel Fort ; he had left Puren Fort a day later 

 than the Governor had ordered him to come to his aid, with 14 

 valiant soldiers ; they had not been able to make preparations and 

 get ready sooner, and so arrived to join him a day after the battle. 

 When the savages saw them, they fell upon them with great shouts 

 and war whoops. The good Captain and his men fought with them 

 valiantly ; when they saw themselves hard put to it in their defense, 

 they said : Since we are 14, 2 of us will be missing ; they will call 

 us The Twelve of Fame. When 7 of them had fallen, the other 7 

 remaining, who were badly wounded, retreated with him to the Puren 

 blockhouse ; though they had escaped from the fury of the savages, 

 seeing that the country was lost and in rebellion, and that they were 

 not safe there, with great hardships and courage they made their 

 way to the city of La Imperial, sending word to the other cities 

 and especially to Capt. Francisco de Villagra, the Governor's Lieu- 

 tenant General, who was residing in Valdivia, of the destruction and 

 death of the Governor and his men and of the general uprising 

 of the Indians. With which I conclude this book and first volume, 

 to treat in the second which I am at present writing, of the wars 

 of this Kingdom and of the valiant deeds of General Villagra and the 

 other governors, his successors, and of the famous deeds of the 

 Indians, if God grant that I may bring it to light, that all may be 

 for His glory and that of His Most Holy Mother. Amen. 



2011. Statement of the salaries earned, with payment from His 

 Majesty, by the Governor and Captain General of this Kingdom 

 and the Provinces of Chile, and by the higher officers and ministers, 

 captains, officers, and soldiers and other persons and the naval force 

 who serve him in the army, each year in the statement of his royal 

 budget (situado), and what was paid wholly or on account (socorrio) 

 this past year of 1612, Alonso de Ribera being Governor and Captain 

 General, together with what was spent in purchases of supplies and 

 stores, and what was paid to friendly Indians and day laborers, back 

 debts, capital expenditures (gastos de capital), and for frigates, 

 boats and flatboats, agricultural land (sementeras), mill and royal 

 apartments, and other expenditures which were necessary for the 

 maintenance and service of the aforesaid army, in conformity with 

 His Majesty's orders ; and also what was received in the statement 

 for this year and budget, and what was left on hand (habia en ser). 



