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liabitanfs, opposed oa the confines of the pro- 

 viflce of Arauco the whole Spanish army with 

 only eight hundred men. They nevertheless 

 fought with such resolution that the Spaniards 

 were not able to break them till after an ob- 

 stinate contest of several hours> in which they 

 lost a considerable number of men. Almost all 

 the Araucanians were slain,, Paynenancu himself' 

 was taken prisoner, and immediately executed. 

 The victorious governor then rebuilt the fortress 

 of Arauco, appointing the quarter-master Garcia 

 Ilamon to command it, and encamped on the 

 shore of the river Carampangiii. 



The Araucanian valour, which had been de- 

 pressed by the imprudent conduct of the mustce 

 general, was excited anew by the elevation to 

 that dignity, in 1585, of Cayancaru, one of their 

 own countrymen, an Ulmen of the district of 

 Mariguenu. One hundred and fifty messengers, 

 furnished with symbolical arrows, were imme- 

 diately dispatched to various quarters in search 

 of aid. Every thing was put in motion, and in 

 a short time a respectable army was assembled. 

 The new Toqui determined to attack at mid- 

 night the Spanish camp, which still occupied the 

 post of Karampangui, of whose exact situation 

 he was informed by means of a spy. For this 

 purpose he formed his army into three divsions, 

 and gave the command of them tc thrpe valiant 

 officers, Lonconobal, Antulevu, and Tarochina. 



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