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demanded vengeance for the blood of the priests 

 who were slain. The governor, notwithstanding 

 his pacific wishes, found himself compelled to yield 

 to their demands, and the war, contrary to the pious 

 intentions of the king, was recommenced with great- 

 er fury than before. Ancanamon, on his part, eagerly 

 desirous of revenging the affront he had received, 

 incessantly harrassed the Spanish provinces. His 

 successor, Loncothegua^ continued hostilities with 

 equal obstinacy. Ovalle, a contemporary writer, 

 observes, that he fought several bloody battles with 

 the governor and his subaltern officers, but has 

 given only an imperfect account of them. In 1617 

 Rivera died in Conception, having appointed the 

 eldest Auditor, Fernando Talaverano, as his succes- 

 sor, who after a government of ten months was suq- 

 ceeded by Lope de Ulloa. 



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