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render themselves. The too credulous Pran, perceiv- 

 ing his error, rushed amongst the foremost against 

 his enemies, and by an honourable death escaped the 

 well merited reproaches of his imprudence. Among 

 the few who were taken prisoners were three Ul- 

 menés, who were fastened to the mouths of cannon 

 and blown into the air. 



CHAPTER VIL 



Expedition of Don Garcia to the Archipelago of 

 Chiloe ; Foundation of Osorno ; Caupolican taken 

 and impaled, 



DON GARCIA, considering the Araucanian 

 war as terminated after this destructive battle, or- 

 dered the city of Conception to be rebuilt ; and, de- 

 sirous of adding to the laurels of a soldier those of 

 a conqueror, so highly valued in that age, in 1558 

 inarched with a numerous body of troops against the 

 Cunches, who had not yet been opposed to the Span- 

 ish arms. This nation, when they first heard of the 

 arrival of the strangers, met to deliberate whether 

 they should submit, or resist their victorious forcés. 

 An Araucanian exile, called Tunconobal^ who was 

 present at the assembly, being desired to give his 

 opinion upon the measures proposed, replied in the 

 following terms : 

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