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Galvarino reproached him so severely for his cow- 

 ardice, and inspired him with such contempt for 

 death, that he refused the pardon which was granted 

 him, and demanded to die the first, as an atonement 

 for his weakness and the scandal he had brought 

 upon the Araucanian name. 



After this fruitless execution, Don Garcia pro- 

 ceeded to the province of Tucapel, and coming to 

 the place where Valdivia had been defeated, he 

 built there, in contempt of his conquerors, a city 

 which he called Cañete, from the titular appellation 

 of his family. As this settlement was in the centre of 

 the enemy's country, he thought proper to strength- 

 en it with a good palisade, a ditch, a rampart, and a 

 great number of cannon, and gave the command to 

 Alonzo Reynoso, with a select garrison. After 

 which, imagining that the Araucanians, who had been 

 defeated in three successive battles, were no longer 

 in a condition to oppose his conquering arms, he 

 departed for Imperial, where he was received in tri- 

 umph. 



Soon after his arrival at Imperial, he sent from 

 thence to the inhabitants of his new city a large con- 

 voy of provisions, under the escort of a large body 

 of troops, who were attacked and routed in the nar- 

 row pass of Cayucupil by a body of Araucanians. 

 But these having ill-timedly began to seize the bag- 

 gage, gave the Spaniards an opportunity of escaping 

 with little loss, aud reaching the place of their desti-. 

 nation. The citizens received them with the greatest 

 demonstrations of joy, their assistance being much 

 wanted in case Caupolican, as was reported, shou^d 



