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401CHILE. [archers of Copiapo, commanded by Cotco, an 12. The compassionate ulmena.—^^ hilst that IS. Ilecruits from Perti under Monro7/.-—Oi\ VOL. I. recruits, as since the alfair of Copiapo, the natives 14. Stratagem of the Quillotanes. -~-Amon^ 15. Serena founded.- — VixWivhx, on receiving 16. Promoucian u///es.-— luthe ensuing year he Translation | 401CHILE. [archers of Copiapo, commanded by Cotco, an officer of the ulinen of that province. Of the whole band none escaped with life but the two officers, Monroy and Miranda, who Avere brought covered with wounds before the ulmen. 12. The compassionate ulmena.—^^ hilst that prince, Avho had resoU’cd to put them to death, as enemies of the country, Avas deliberating on the mode, the v.hnena, or princess, hisAvife, moved with compassion for their situation, interceded Avith her husband for tin ir lives; atid having obtained her request, uisbound them Avitli lier own hands, ten- derly dressed! +h -ir Avounds, and treated them like brothers. When they Avere fully recovered, she desired ihenr to teach her son the art of riding, as several of the horses had been taken alive in tlie defeat. 'I'he tAVo Spaniards readily cojisented to her request, hoping to avail themselves of this op- portunity to recover their liberty. lJut the means they took to effect this, Avere marked Avith an act of ingratitude to tlu'ir benefactress, of so much the deeper dye, as, from their not being strictly guard- ed, such an e.vpedicnt Avas unnecessary. As the yountr prince Avas one day riding between tliem, escorted by his arcl!crs, and preceded by an officer armed Avith a lance, Monroy suddenly attacked him with a poniard Avhich he carried about him, and bro!ight him to the ground Avith tAvo or three mortal Avounds ; Miranda at the same time wrest- ing tlie lance from the officer, they forced their Avay through their guards, Avho Avere throAvn into confusion by such an unexpected event. As they were Avell-mounted, they easily escaped pursuit, and taking their Avay through the deserts of Peru, arrived at Cuzco, the residence at that time of Vascade Castro, Avho had succeededed to the go- vernment upon the death of Pizarro, cruelly as- sassinated by the partizans of Airaagro. IS. Ilecruits from Perti under Monro7/.-—Oi\ being informed of the critical situation of Chile, Castro immediately dispatclied a considerable number of recruits by land, under the command of Monroy, who had the good fortune to con- ceal his march from the Cppiapins, and at the same time gave directions to Juan Bautista Pas- tene, a noble Genoese, to proceed thither by sea Avith a still greater number. Valdivia, on receiv- ing these two reinforcements, Avhich arrived nearly atthe same time, began to carry his great designs into execution. As he had been solicitous from the first to have a complete knowledge of the sea-coast, he ordered Pastene to explore it, and note the situa- tion of the most important parts and places, as far as the straits of Magellan. On his return from this expedition, he .sent him back to Peru for new VOL. I. recruits, as since the alfair of Copiapo, the natives became daily more bold and enterprising. 14. Stratagem of the Quillotanes. -~-Amon^ others the Qiullotanes had, a little time before, massacred all the soldiers employed in the mines. To this end they made use of the folloAving strata- gem : One of the neighbouring Indians brought to the commander, Gonzalo Rios, a pot biil of gold, telling him that he had found a groat quaii- titv of it in a certain district of the country ; upon th is information, all were impatient to proceed thither to particip'ate in ti)c imagined treasure. As they arrived tumultuously at the place de- scribed, they easily became victims to an ambus- cade Avhich had been formed for them, not one of them escaping except the imprudent commander and a Negro, Avho saved themselves by the supe- rior excellence of their horses. The frigate, Avhich wasthen finished, Avas also destroyed, being burned together with the arsenal. 15. Serena founded.- — VixWivhx, on receiving advice of this disaster, hastened thither with his troops, and having revenged as far as in his poAver the death of his soldiers, built a fort to protect the miners. Being afteiAvards reinforced Avith SOO men from Peru, under the command of Francis Viliagrau and Christopher Escobar, he became sensible of the necessity of establishing a settle- ment ill the n. part of the kingdom, that might serve as a place of arms, and a protection for the convoys that should come that Avay. For this pur- pose he made choice of a beautiful plain at the mouth of the river Coquimbo, Avhich forms a goed harbour, Avherc, in 1564, he founded a city called by him Serena, in honour of the place of his birth ; it is not, however, knoAAn at present by this ap- pellation, except in geographical treatises, the country name having prevailed, as is the case Avith all the other European settlements in Chile. 16. Promoucian u///es.-— luthe ensuing year he began to think of extending his conquests, and for that purpose proceeded into the country of the Promaucians. Contemponiry Avriters have not made mention of any battle that Avas fought upon this occasion; but it is not to be supposed that this valiant people, Avho had with so much glory repulsed the armies of the Inca and of Almagro, would have alloAved him, Avithout oppo- sition, to violate their territory. It is, hoAvever, highly probable that Valdivia, in the frequent in^ cursions Avhich he made upon their frontiers, had discovered the art to persuade them to unite with him against the other Chilians by seducing pro- mises. In fact, the Spanish armies have ever since that period been strengthened by Promaucian’] Translation |