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Galvarino reproached him so severely for his cou-- 

 ardicc, and inspired him with such contempt for 

 death, that he refused the pardon which was granted 

 him, and demanded to die t]"ic first, as an atonement 

 for his weakness and the scandal he had broui^ht 

 upon the Araucanian name. 



After this fruitless execution, Don Garcia pro- 

 ceeded to the province of Tucapcl, and coming to 

 the place where Valdivia liad been defeated, lie 

 built there, in contempt of his conquerors, a city 

 which he called Cañete, from the titular appellation 

 of his family. As this settlement was in the centre of 

 the enemy's country, he thought proper to strength- 

 en it with a good palisade, a ditch, a rampart, and a 

 great number of cannon, and gave the command to 

 Alonzo Reynoso, with a select garrison. After 

 which, imagining that the Araucanians, who had been 

 defeated in three successive battles, were no longer 

 in a condition to oppose his conquering arms, lie 

 departed for Imperial, .where he was received in tri- 

 umph. 



Soon after his arrival at Imperial, he sent from 

 thence to the inhabitants of his new citv a laro'c con- 

 voy of provisions, under the escort of a large body 

 of troops, who were attacked and routed in the nar- 

 row pass of Cayucupil by a body of Araucanians. 

 But these ha\ing ill-timedly began to seize the bag- 

 gage, gave the Spaniards an opportunity of escaping 

 with little loss, and reaching tlie place of their desti- 

 nation. The citizens received them with the greatest 

 demonstrations of joy, their* assistance being much 

 wanted in case Caupolican, as was reported, should 



