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CHAP. II. 



Caupolican appointed To qui ; He attacks (Tie 

 Forts of Arauco and of Tucapel; TJie Spanish 

 Army entirely defeated, and Valdivia slain. 



Whilst Valdivia was engrossed in the contem- 

 plation of his extensive plans, without suspecting 

 the cruel reverse that fortune wr^s preparing for 

 him, an old Ulnien of the province of Arauco, 

 called Colocolo, animated with the love of his 

 country, quitted the retirement to which he had 

 long before betaken himself, and with indefati- 

 gable 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 capable of dis- 

 lodging the Spaniards from the posts they had 

 occupied in consequence of the improper con- 

 duct of Lincoyan. This chief bad acquired 

 throughout the country the reputation of wis- 

 dom, and was well versed in the knowledge of 

 government ; his great age and experience had 

 procured him the esteem of the whole nation, 

 and they had always recourse to him on occa- 

 sions of the greatest importance. 



The Ulmenesj who were alreadv of the same 



