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CHAP. II. 



JPaillataru elected Toqui; Go^oernment of Ro- 

 drigo de Quiroga ; Conquest of the Archipelago 

 of Chiloe ; Description of its Inhabitants. 



Antiguenu had for successor in the Toquiate, 

 Paillataru, the brother or cousin of the celebrated 

 Lautaro, but his character w as of a very different 

 stamp. Slow and extremely circumspect in his 

 operations, he contented himself during the first 

 years of his command in maintaining undimi- 

 nished the love of liberty in the bosoms of his 

 countrymen^ and in leading them from time to 

 time to ravage the enemy's country. During 

 the same time a change was made of the Spanish 

 governor : Rodrigo de Quiroga, who had been 

 appointed to that office by the Royal Audience 

 of Lima, began his administration by arresting 

 his predecessor, and sending him prisoner to 

 Peru. 



Having received a reinforcement of three hun- 

 dred soldiers in 16G5, he entered the Araucanian 

 territory, rebuilt the fort of Arauco and the city 

 of Canete, constructed anew fortress at the cele- 

 brated post of Quipco, and ravaged the neigh- 

 bouring provinces. Towards the end of the fol- 



