himself, and with indefatigable zeal traversed the 

 Araucanian provinces, exciting anew the courage of 

 his countrymen, rendered torpid by their disasters, 

 and soliciting them to make choice of a genei^al ca- 

 pable of dislodging the Spaniards from the posts they 

 had occupied in consequence of the improper con- 

 duct of Lincoyan. This chief had acquired through- 

 out the country the reputation of wisdom, and was 

 well versed in the knowledge of government ; his 

 great age and experience had procured him the es- 

 teem of the whole nation, and they had ahvays re- 

 course to him on occasions of the greatest import- 

 ance. 



The Ulmenes, who were already of the same opin- 

 ion, immediately assembled, according to their cus- 

 tom, in a meadow, and, after the usual feast, began 

 to consult upon the election. Many aspired to the 

 glory of being the avengers of their oppressed coun- 

 try, among whom Andalican, Elicura, Ongolmo, 

 Renco and Tu capel were particularly distirguished. 

 The latter, who by his martial prowess had given his 

 name to the province of which he v/as Apo-Ulmen, 

 possessed a powerful party, but the more prudent 

 electors were opposed to his appointment, as he was 

 of an impetuous character, and they dreaded his has- 

 tening the ruin of the state. Dissentions ran so high, 

 that the opposite parties were on the point of having 

 recourse to arms, when the venerable Colocólo arose, 

 and, by a well-timed and energetic address, so far 

 pacified their irritated minds, that all, with one com- 

 mon accord, submitted to his choice the appoint- 

 ment of a commander. The wise old man, on whom 



