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CHAPTER III. 



JEstablishment of the Court of Royal Audience ; Go- 

 vernment of Don Melchor Bravo de Saravia ; Mi- 

 litary operation of Paillataru^ and of his succes- 

 sor Paynenancu ; Suppression of the Court of Au- 

 dience ; Second Government of Quiroga ; Foun- 

 dation of Chilian ; Some Account of the Pehu- 

 enchçs, 



THE continuation of the war, and the great im- 

 portance of the conquest, finally induced Philip H. 

 to erect a court of Royal Audience in Chili, indé- 

 pendant of that of Peru. To this he confided, not 

 only the political, but even the military administra- 

 tion of that kingdom. This supreme tribunal, which 

 was composed of four judges of law, and a fiscal, 

 on the 13th of August, 15G7, made its solemn entry 

 into Conception, where it fixed its residence. Im- 

 mediately on assuming its functions it removed Qui- 

 roga from the government, and gave the conimand 

 of the army with the title of general to Ruiz Gam- 

 boa. 



This commander, having learned that Paiilataru 

 was preparing to besiege the city of Cañete, hastened 

 thither immediately, and finding him in possession 

 of a post not far from that place, attacked and de- 

 feated him after a long and obstinate contest. This 

 defeat enabled the victors to overrun and lay waste 



