themselves to escape. In this battle, which was 

 fought in 1564, the conquerors themselves were 

 almost all wounded, and lost many of their men, 

 but recovered forty-one miiskets, twenty-one 

 cuirassesj and fifteen helmets, with a great 

 number of lances and other weapons. 



While these events passed on the shore of the 

 Bio-bio, Lillerau, who had been sent by Anti- 

 guenu to lay waste the provinces of Chilian and 

 Itata, defeated a detachment of eighty Spaniards, 

 commanded by Pedro Balsa. In the meantime 

 the governor, leaving Conception with one hun- 

 dred and fifty soldiers, cut off a party of the 

 Araucanians that were ravaging Chilian. Lil- 

 lemu hastened to their relief, but on bis arrival, 

 finding them dispersed, he only saved the re- 

 mainder of his troops by making a gallant stand 

 in a narrow pass with several determined youth. 

 This noble effort of patriotic courage gave time 

 to his army to effect their escape, but it cost the 

 lives of Lillemu and his valiant compamons. 



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