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was a Portuguese by birth, had the glory of ter- 

 minating it in 1665, by a peace more permanent 

 than that made by Baydes. But, after freeing 

 himself of the Araucanians, he had the misfor- 

 tune to engage in a contest of a different kind 

 with the members of the Royal Audience, who 

 opposed his marrying the daughter of the Mar 

 quis de la Pica, as being contrary to the royal 

 decrees. The quarrel was carried to such length, 

 that the court of Spain was obliged to send out 

 to Chili the Marquis de Navamorquende, with 

 full powers to determine their difference. That 

 minister, after due inquiry, sent Meneses to Peru, 

 and took possession of his office. After him, to 

 the end of the century, the government was adt 

 ministered in succession by Don Miguel Silva, 

 Don Joseph Carrera, and Don Thomas Maria 

 de Proveda, all of whom appear to have main- 

 tained a good understanding with the Arauca-* 

 nians, though Garro had nearly broken with 

 them, on occasion of removing the inhabitants 

 of the island of Mocho in 1686, to the north 

 shore of the Bio-bio, in order to cut off all com- 

 munication with foreign enemies. 



The commencement of the present era was 

 marked in Chili by the deposition of the governojr 

 Don Francisco Ibanez, the rebellion of the in- 

 habitants of Chiloe, and the trade with the 

 French. Ibanez, like Meneses, was banished to 

 Peru, for having, as is said, espoused the party 



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