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the slaughter of the Araueanians. Many also perish- 

 ed in the river, into which they had thrown them- 

 selves to escape. In this battle, which was fought 

 in 1564, the conquerors themselves were almost all 

 wounded, and lost many of their men, but recovered 

 forty- one muskets, tv/enty-one cuirasses and fifteen 

 helmets, with a great number of lances and other 

 weapons. 



While these events passed on the shore of the 

 Bio-bio, Lillemu, who had been sent by Antiguenu 

 to lay waste the provinces of Chilian and Itata de- 

 feated a detachment of eighty Spaniards, command* 

 ed by Pedro Balsa. In the mean time the governor, 

 leaving Conception with one hundred and fifty sol- 

 diers, cut off a party of the Araueanians that were 

 ravaging Chilian. Lillemu hastened to their relief, 

 but on his arrival, finding them dispersed, he only 

 saved the remainder of his troops by making a gallant 

 stand in a narrow pass with several determined 

 youth. This noble effort of patriotic courage gave 

 time to his army to effect their escape, but it cost 

 the lives of Lillemu and ||îs valiant companions. 



