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has ever since prevailed in the royal army of Chili.* 

 He then sent Aldcrete to Spain with a particular ac- 

 count of his conquests, and a large sum of money, 

 and commissioned him to use his utmost exertions 

 to obtain for him the perpetual government of the 

 conquered country, with the title of Marquis of 

 Aran CO. At the same time he dispatched Francis* 

 Ulloa with a ship to examine the Straits of Magellan, 

 by which he hoped to open a direct communica- 

 tion with Europe, without depending upon Peru. 



CHAPTER n. 



Çaupolican appointed Toqui ; He attacks the Forts of 

 Arauco and of Tucapel ; The Spanish Army en- 

 tirely defeated^ and Valdivia slain. 



WHILST Valdivia was engrossed in the con- 

 templation of his extensive plans, without suspect- 

 ing the cruel reverse that fortune M^as preparing for 

 him, an old Ulmen of the province of Arauco, called 

 Colocólo, animated with the love of his country, quit- 

 ted the retirement to which he had long before betaken 



* But two of these offices at present exist ; that of the quarter- 

 master-general, who is also called the Intendant, and resides in 

 the city of Conception ; and that of the serjeaat-niajor — the latter 

 has been since divided into two, one for the cavalry, the other for 

 the infantry. That of commissary is only Jinown in the city militia. 



