14 CHILI. 



From there he went in the valley Chili, which gives its 

 name to the whole country. In that valley are the famous 

 gold mines of QuiLLATAS, from whence Valdivia, in 1544, 

 carried an invaluable treasure. The South Sea makes here a 

 large and convenient harbour. 



Almagro did not remain long in Chili. In 1541 he was 

 succeeded in his attempt to conquer that country by Valdivia, 

 who was partly successful. When Sir Francis Drake visited 

 this place in 1577, he was driven away, with great loss, by the 

 Spaniards. 



In Valparaiso, which he also visited about the same time, he 

 took a ship from VALDIVIA, laden with two thousand four 

 hundred bars of gold. But the Netherland Admiral, Joris 

 Spilbergejtj who went there in 16 15, had not such a good 

 success. 



At the time when Oliver van Noort anchored there in 

 1600, the Governor, Fra^tciso de Quinones, commanded seven 

 hundred Spanish soldiers to reduce the revolted Chillians. 



Elias Herkmans was once nearly taking possession of 

 Maria Island for the Netherlands. 



Mocha Island, belonging 'lo Arauco, was first inhabited 

 by Juan Claeszoon, a Dutchman, condemned for some crime 

 to be landed there. This was in 1600. 



Fifteen years after, Spilbergen landing there with four 

 boats, found the shore full of people, who had brought all sorts 

 of provisions to barter against axes and knives. The islanders 

 going aboard wondered to see the soldiers drawn out in order, 

 and much more when a gun was fired. They furnished the 

 Hollanders with a hundred sheep, amongst which was one 

 with an extraordinary long neck, and the body marked like a 

 camel. This was certainly a specimen of llama [Auchenia 

 lama). 



In this island a man could marry as many wives as he 

 could maintain. They all lived peaceably with one another, 

 and went clothed with a pair of breeches and frock without 

 sleeves. The women tied their hair in braids ; but the men 

 let it hang down carelessly. 



The Netherlands Admiral, Hendrick Brewer, when he 

 landed on the coast of GuADALANQUEN in 1643, was informed 

 by the Chilians that years before they had burned Valdivia, 

 murdered the Spanish that were in garrison, and poured 

 melted gold into the Governor's throat and into his ears, and 



