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As the governor was of a generous disposition, 

 he could not hut admire the noble sentiments of 

 Antipillan, and dismissed him with the strongest 

 demonstrations of esteem. But far from aban- 

 doning the posts established in the Araiicanian 

 territory, he passed the Bio-bio in 1594, and 

 founded a new city at a little distance from that 

 river, to which he gave the name of Coya, in 

 honour of the princess his wife. This he in- 

 tended not only as a place of retreat for the in- 

 habitants of Angol, which was in the vicinity, 

 but also to protect the rich gold mines of Kila- 

 coyan. He established therein a mimicipal ma- 

 gistracy, and adorned it with several churches 

 and monasteries ; and in order to render it more 

 secure, constructed two castles in front of it, 

 called Jesus and Chivecura, which protected 

 both shores of the river. 



Paillamachu, solicitous of destroying this 

 rising establishment, which reflected dishonour 

 upon his command, in 1595 gave orders to Lon- 

 cothequa, one of his captains, to take the fort of 

 Jesus. This officer, after having burned one 

 part of it, and twice penetrated into the other, 

 was killed before he completed the enterprise. 

 The Araucanian general began at length, in 

 1596, to harass with frequent incursions the 

 Spanish districts, both to subsist his troops and 

 habituate them to a military life. The Spanish 

 array in vain went in pursuit of him ; he always 



