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army at Calivio. Narino, who had divided 

 his army into three corps, commanded re- 

 spectively by himself, Cabal, and Monsalve, 

 marched against the royalists, and a second 

 time defeated them. Aymeric, who was 

 appointed to succeed Samano, brought up 

 fresh troops from Quito. Narino, in the 

 mean time, organized a popular government 

 at Popayan, and marched towards Pastos. 

 The province of Popayan, and the territory 

 of Pastos, situated on the Andes, presented 

 defiles which were easily defended, and 

 which having been fortified by the royalists, 

 greatly increased the difficulties of the pa- 

 triot army. 



On his way to Pastos, Narino attacked 

 El alto de Tuanumbu, which he succeeded 

 in taking, but with great loss. He also 

 captured Los Tacines and Aranda, but only 

 after some severe actions, in which several 

 of his officers were killed. He had nearly 



