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cceded to the province of Tucapel, and coming 

 to the place where Valdivia had been defeated, 

 he built there, in contempt of his conquerors, a 

 city, which he called Canete, from the titular ap- 

 pellation of his family. As this settlement was 

 in the centre of the enemy's country, he thought 

 proper to strengthen 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, he departed fqr 

 Imperial, where he was received in triumph. 



Soon after his arrival at Imperial, he sent from 

 thence to the inhabitants of his new city a plen- 

 tiful supply of provisions, under a strong convoy, 

 who were attacked and routed in the narrow 

 pass of Cayucupil by a body of Araucanians. 

 But these having ill-timedly began to seize the 

 baggage, gave the Spaniards an opportunity of 

 escaping with little loss, and reaching the place 

 of their destination. The citizens received them 

 with the greatest demonstrations of joy, their 

 assistance being much wanted in case Caupoli- 

 can, as was reported, should attack and en- 

 deavour to force them from that post. Nor 

 were these merely idle rumours. That indefati- 

 gable general, whom misfortune seemed to in- 

 spire with greater courage, a few days after- 



