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the cliurrli, and not those who are mixed with the 

 heathens of the district. 



For tlie rest, we refer to the account of Thomas 

 Falkener, published in London, anno 177^^ ; this 

 EngUshman Hved for forty years in Paraguay, the 

 kingdom of Chih, and on the coast of Patagonia. 



The division of the Indians into four provinces 

 has been ah'eady mentioned. They are the Arau- 

 canians, the Llaiiistas, or inhabitants of the plain, 

 the Huylliches, and the Pehuenches. The Arau- 

 canians inhabit the coast, divided into the following 

 governments: Arauco, which gives the name to the 

 whole province ; Tucapen, out of which they have 

 always chosen their leaders for their greatest under- 

 takings, Lleulleu, Tixua, Imperial Baxa, Voxoaj 

 Tolten, where the jurisdiction of Valdivia begins, 

 Maxiguirra, Valdivia, Cuidico, Cumcos. Each 

 government has its first Cacique, who governs all 

 the districts comprised in his territory. Over each 

 district presides an Indian of consideration, with 

 the title of Guilmen. The dignities of Cacique and 

 Guilmen are hereditary. The same division in the 

 government, and district, and the same names of 

 Cacique and Guilmen, are found in the three other 

 provinces j among the Llanistas, inhabitants of the 

 plain; the Huylliches, inhabitants of the declivity 

 of the Cordilleras j the Pehuenches, inhabitants of 

 the vallies, hills, and interior vallies. No Cacique 

 or Guilem interferes with another's territory. They 

 call together provincial assemblies to transact im- 



