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nianSj the Cunclics, and the Huilliches. The 

 Axaucaniaus do not, as M. de Pauw pretends, in- 

 habit the barren rocks of Chili, but, on the con- 

 trary, the finest plains in the whole country, si- 

 tuated between the rivers Bio-bio and Yaldivia, 

 Araucania lies upon the sea-coast, and is calcu- 

 lated to be 18G miles in length; it is generally 

 considered as the most pleasant and fertile part of 

 Chili ; its breadth, from the sea to the foot of 

 the Andes, was formerly estimated at 300 miles, 

 but the Puelches, a nation inhabiting the western 

 part of the mountains, having joined the Arau- 

 canians in the last century, it cannot at present 

 be less than 4^0 miles in breadth, and the whole 

 of their territory is calculated to contain 78,120 

 square luiies.. 



Tb^ Araucanians have divided their country 

 into fouF principalities, or uthanmapu, to which 

 they have given the following names : Lavquen- 

 mapu, or the maritime country; Lelvunmapu, 

 or the flat country ; Inapiremapu, or the country 

 at the foot of the Andes ; and Piremapu, or the 

 country of the Andes. Each principality is di- 

 vided into five provinces, or ailla-ixliuc, and each 

 province into nine commanderies, cxrcl.ue. The 

 maritime principal ity contains live provinces ; 

 Arauco, Tucapcl, llicura, Boroa, and Nagtolten. 

 The principality of the pliin, Ei.tol, Puren, Re- 

 pocura, Z\Iaquchue, and Mariquina, The prin- 

 cipality at the foot of the Andes, Marvcn, Cul- 



