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commence building, to require from the Spaniards 

 tools and other necessary aid. Thirdly. To have 

 recourse to arms whenever they found themselves 

 obHged to begin the work, but to conduct in such 

 a manner that only the provinces that were com- 

 pelled to build should declare war, the others re- 

 maining neutral in order to be able to mediate a 

 peace. Fourthly. To come to a general rupture 

 whenever they found that the mediation of the latter 

 would not be accepted. Fifthly. To allow the mis- 

 sionaries to depart without injury, as they had no- 

 thing to accuse them with but of being Spaniards. 

 Sixthly. To make choice immediately of a Toqui, 

 who should have in charge to attend to the execution 

 of the above mentioned regulations, and to have 

 every thing in readiness to take the field as soon 

 as circumstances should require it. 



In compliance with this last article they proceed- 

 ed to the election that very da}^ The suffrages were 

 unanimous in favour of Antivilu, Arch-Ulmen of the 

 province of Maquegua, who possessed great influ- 

 ence in the assembly ; but he having declined, on 

 account of the neutrality which it had been agreed 

 his province should maintain, the choice fell upon 

 Curignancu, brotlier to the Ulmen of Encol, who 

 combined all the qualities necessary at such a 

 crisis. 



At the first conference the governor proposed hh 

 plan under every aspect that could render it agree 

 able. The Araucanians, agreeably to their previous 

 agreement, objected, appeared to consent, equivo- 

 cated, and ended by requesting the necessary assis. 



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