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completely routed ; Quepuantu in vain endeavour- 

 ing to stop, and bring tliem back to the charge, kill- 

 ing several of them with liis own hand. Great was 

 the slaughter of the fugitives who were pursued to 

 the distance of six miles ; of the Spaniards many 

 also were killed ; but from the diflferent accounts 

 given by writers the number cannot be ascertained. 



CHAPTER VII. 



COMPRISI\G A PERIOD OF EIGHTT-SLVSX TEARS, 



rR:-3i 1633 to 1720. 



Continuation of the War; Xtru: Expedition of the 

 Dutch against Chili ; Peace conchded with the 

 Araucan'tans ; Its short Duration ; Exploits of the 

 Toqui Clentaru ; Series of Spanish Governors to 

 the Year 1720. 



FROM the death of Putapichion to the termi- 

 nation of the government of Don Francisco Laso, 

 the Toquis elected by the Araucanians continued 

 the war with more rashness than good conduct. 

 None of them, like Antiguenu or Paillamachu, pos- 

 sessed that coolness requisite to repair their losses, 



