. THE 



CIVIL IIISTOPvY 



OF 



CHILL 



BOOK III. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Araucanians attack the Spaniards under the con^ 



duct of Aillavila, and aftei~wards that of Lincoyan ; 



Valdivia makes incursions into their territory and 



founds therein the cities of Imperial, Villaricay 



Valdivia and Angol, xuith several other places. 



THE Araucanians having resolved, as was men- 

 tioned in the first book, to send succours to the in- 

 habitants of Penco, who were invaded by the Span- 

 iards, gave orders to the Toqui Aillavilu to march 

 immediately to their assistance at the head of 4000 

 men. In the year 1550, tliat general passed the 

 great river Bio-bio, which separates the Araucanian 

 territory from that of the Pencones, and boldly of- 

 fered battle to these new enemies, who had advanced 

 to meet him to the shores of the Andalien. 



After the first discharge of musketry, which the 

 Araucanians sustained without being terrified or 



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