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the slaughter of the Araucanians. Many also perish- 

 ed in the river, into which they had thrown them- 

 selves to escape. In this battle, which was fought 

 in 1564, the conquerors themselves were almost all 

 wounded, and lost many of their men, but recovered 

 forty-one muskets, twenty-one cuirasses and fifteen 

 helmets, with a great number of lances and other 

 weapons. 



While these events passed on the shore of the 

 Bio-bio, Lillemu, who had been sent by Antiguenu 

 to lay waste the provinces of Chilian and Itata de- 

 feated a detachment of eighty Spaniards, command- 

 ed by Pedro Balsa. In the mean time the governor, 

 leaving Conception with one hundred and fifty sol- 

 diers, cut off a party of the Araucanians that were 

 ravaging Chilian. Lillemu hastened to their relief, 

 but on his arrival, finding them dispersed, he only 

 saved the remainder of his troops by making a gallant 

 stand in a narrow pass with several determined 

 youth. This noble eftbrt of patriotic courage gave 

 time to his army to effect their escape, but it cost 

 the lives of Lillemu and his valiant companions. 



