not far from the ruins of An gol, to which he gave the 

 name of St. Francis de la Vega. This settlement, 

 which was protected by a garrison of four companies 

 of horse and two of foot, was taken and destroyed 

 by the Toqui Curimilla the very year of its founda- 

 tion. 



A war so obstinate must necessarily have caused 

 the destruction of a great number of men. The Spa- 

 nish army had become more than one half diminish- 

 ed, notwithstanding the numerous recruits with 

 which it was annually supplied from Peru. On this 

 account the governor sent Don Francisco Avendano 

 to Spain to solicit new reinforcements, promising to 

 bring the war to a termination in the course of two 

 years. But the court j udging from the past that there 

 was little reason to expect so successful an issue, 

 appointed him a successor in the person of Don 

 Francisco Zuniga Marquis de Bay des, who had given 

 unquestionable proofs of his political and military 

 talents, both in Italy and Flanders, where he had 

 sustained the office of quarter-master-general. 



On his arrival in Chili in 1740, this nobleman, 

 either in consequence of private instructions from 

 the minister, or of his own accord had a per- 

 sonal conference with Lincopichion, to whom the 

 Araucani^ns, upon the death of Curimilla, had con- 

 fided the command of their armies. Fortunately, 

 both the commanders were of the same disposition, 

 and being equally averse to so destructive a war, 

 readily agreed upon the most difficult articles of 

 peace. The 6th of January of the following year 

 was the day fixed for its ratification, and the place 



