262 A VOYAGE TO Book VIII. 



with the chief command, he fell a facrifice to the jea- 

 loLify of Hernando Pizarro, who end-cavoured to con- 

 ceal his irregular proceedings under the veil of juftice. 



In the year 1541, the conqueft of Chili was again 

 fet on foot, and the marquis Pizarro conferred the 

 command on Pedro de Valdivia, together with the 

 title of general. Accordingly he marched into the 

 country, and founded mofl: of the principal towns, 

 and villages in it. So that in the year 1 548, he was 

 promoted to the government of it, by the prtfident of 

 Peru. In the profecution of the conqueft of thefe 

 provinces, he had many fharp fkirmifhes with the na- 

 tives, till at laft, in the year 1553, bravely oppofmg 

 a general revolt, with a very inferior force, he fell, 

 fighting with the greateft intrepidity, at the head of his 

 troops, the greateft part of whom, enraged at lofing 

 fo brave a man, chofe to perifti with him rather than 

 fave themfelves by flight. His name, befides the fi^ 

 gure it makes in hiftory, is ftill prefervedin this coun- 

 try in the town of Valdivia, which he founded. 



The martial genius of the Indians of this king- 

 dom, confiderably retarded the redudtion of it ; and 

 has always been the chief caufe why the Spanifti fet^ 

 dements here, are lb little proportional to the extent, 

 fertility and riches of the country. Accordingly the 

 captain-generalfliip of this vaft kingdom has only four 

 particular governments, and eleven jurifdidions; which 

 are the following. 



Particular governments in the kingdom of Chili, 



I. The major-general ftiip III. Valdivia. 

 of the kingdom of Chili. IV. Chiloe. 



II. Valparaifo. 



Jurifdidions in the kingdom of Chili. 



I. Santiago. V. Aconcagua, 



II. Rancagua. VL Melipilla. 



III. Colchagua. VII. Quillota. 



IV. Chilian, VIIL Coquimbo. 



I2C. Copiapo, 



