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CHAP. VII. 



Expedition of Don Garcia to the Archipelago of 

 Chiloe ; Foundation of Osorno ; Caupolican 

 taken and impaled. 



Don Garcia, considering the Araucanian war 

 as teiminated after this destructive battle, ordered 

 the city of Conception to be rebuilt ; and, de- 

 sirous of adding to the laurels of a soldier those 

 of a conqueror, so highly valued in that age, in 

 1558 marched with a numerous body of troops 

 against the Cunches, who had not yet been op- 

 posed to the Spanish arms. This nation, when 

 they first heard of the arrival of the strangers, 

 met to deliberate whether they should submit, or 

 resist their victorious forces. An Araucanian 

 exile, called Tunconohal, who was present at 

 the assembly, being desired to give his opinion 

 upon the measures proposed, replied in the fol 

 lowing terms : 



'' Be cautious how you adopt either of these 

 measures; as vassals you will be despised and 

 compelled to labour, as enemies you will be ex- 

 terminated. If you wish to free yourselves of 

 these dangerous visitors, make them believe you 

 are miserably poor. Hide your property, par- 



