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himsclC, and with indefatigable zeal traversed the 

 Araucanian provinces, exciting anew the courage of 

 his countrymen, rendered torpid by their disasters, 

 and soliciting them to make choice of a general ca- 

 pable of dislodging the Spaniards from the posts they 

 had occupied in consequence of the improper con- 

 duct of Lincoyan. This chief had acquired through- 

 out the country the reputation of wisdom, and was 

 well versed in the knowledge of government ; his 

 great age and experience had procured him the es- 

 teem of the whole nation, and Jiey had always re- 

 course to him on occasions of the greatest import- 

 ance. 



The Ulmenes, who were already of the same opin- 

 ion, immediately assembled, according to their cus- 

 tom, in a meadow, and, after the usual feast, began 

 to consult upon the election. Many aspired to the 

 glory of being the avengers of their oppressed coun- 

 try, among whom Andalican, Elicura, Ongolmo, 

 Renco and Tucapel were particularly distil guished. 

 The latter, who by his martial prowess had given his 

 name to the province of which he was Apo-Ulmen, 

 possessed a powerful party, but the more j)rudent 

 electors were opposed to his appointment, as he was 

 of an impetuous character, and they dreaded his has- 

 tening the ruin of the state. Dissentions ran so high, 

 that the opposite parties were on the point of having 

 recourse to arms, when the venerable Colocólo arose, 

 and, by a well-timed and energetic address, so far 

 pacified their irritated minds, that all, with one com- 

 mon accord, submitted to his choice the appoint- 

 ment of a commander. The wise old man, on whom 



