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dred Souldiers bringing the Cannon with him, with part of the Money, Arms
and
Spanifh
Ciochs: che remainder he left behind, and was afterwards brought by
che Accouncanr
fohn
de
Carceres,
by which the neceffities of che Souldiers were
abundantly fupp\ied.
In
lik~ mann~r che
I:icenciado Pedro Ramire~,
J~dge of che
Court at
Nicarag11a,
carne chither w1th about cwelve Horfernen m h1S company ;
having !efe abouc a hundred and twency Foot-fouldiers on their march thirher ,
who carne in about eight days afcer. The Admira!
Belalfacar
carne in thither al–
fo with about rwency Horfe in bis Company , having travelled four hundred
leagues. Caprain
Diego Centeno
brought in thirty Horfe of chofe who had efcaped
from the Battel of
Huarina
and mee together on che road, one of which was
his
dear Companion
Gonfalo Silveftre,
and Parmer
ÍJl
ali his misfortunes : Befides
chofe here named were many ocher Souldiers of lefs note and fame ,. who in all
rnade up a Body of three hundred men. The Preíident rejoiced rnuch ro fee his
Arrny fo much increafed, and courageous, and to confiíl ofmen who carne from
far Countries co ferve bis Majefly; and parcicularly he was pleafed to fee
Diego
Centeno
who was a perfon of loyal Principies, and endued with excellenc pares
both of body and mind, for he was much a Gentleman, and
a
moíl comely Per-
fon.
.
The laíl: who carne to the Army was
Pedro de Valdh1ia,
Govemour of
Chile,
with about eighc men on Horfe-back:
In
praife of whorn
Palentino
hach fpoken
very fine things. And
Carate,
in che fifth Chapcer of his feventh Book ufed-i chefe
words:
The Prefident having removed his Camp from the Valley of
Saufa; Pedro de Val–
divia,
who was Governour in che Province of
Chile
carne in to his affiíl:ence. This
raldivia
carne by Sea to
Lo, Reyes,
wich incemion to furnifh himfelf chere wichmen
and ammunition, cloathing and ocher neceílaries for che total fubjeétion of thac
Councrey: but bcing landed there , and underílanding che ftate of che troubles
chen in crañfaétion ; both he and his men refolved to employ rhemfelves
in
this
War; and according\y, with greac quancities of Money which they broughc with
them ·, they took che direét way towards che Prefident , to whom che perfon of
Va!divia
was of great ufe and reputation : for though many rich Men and other
principal Capcains had followed che Prefidenc befare
V11Ldivia
appeared , yec no
perfon was eíleemed fo experienced in War as he ; and whoíe Are and Skilfulnefs
in Military diíciplinemight be oppofed
to
che Stracegems and Contrivances of
Fran–
cifco de Carvajal,
to
whofe Government and lnduíl:ry
Gonf_alo Afarro
had been be–
holding for many of his Succeífes, and more parcicularly in che lace Battel of
Huarina
againíl
Diego Centeno:
fo that che Pre11dent's whole Army was affrighted
and remained in apprehenÍlon of this perfon , unúll chey recovered their fpirirs
and courage by che coming of
Va!divia.
Thus far
A11guftine
de
Carate:
who after
he had praiíed
Pedro de Pa!divia
very much, he excols
Francifco de Carvajal
much
more, and with very good reafon, for certainly he was far che befi Sould:ier of any
that was come into che new World.
Diego Fernandez.
che Hiíl:orian having con–
firmed what is befare related of
Pedro de Va!divia,
adds farther in his fecond Book,
Chap.
8
s-.
as follows
verbatim.
And in regard fome curious lleader may defire to
know' che cauíe and reafons which might move
Pedro de Va!divia
to undercake
this voyage,
I
íhall, for better underíl-anding of chis Hiílory, deliver the caufes
and reafons which mighc excite him chereunco.
The Governour
Pedro
de
Va!divia
being in his Provinces of
Chile,
received intel–
ligence, that
Gonftdo Pip1rro
was in Arms againíl: his Majeíl:y. And fome fay thac
Letters and Correípondences paífed becween them, which if fo, 'cis cerraio
Va!divia
concealed them, as if no fuch ching had ever been. His chief bufinefs \\ as to
borrow Gold of thofe men, whom he knew
co
be monied men ; upon pretence
that he might therewirh fend
Francifco de
Vi
flagra
to
Peru
ro
raife men, to make
an entire Conqueíl of that Countrey ; bue nocwithílanding ali his importunities
he could not find a man who would lend him a farrhing. Whereupon
Pedro d;
Valdivia
fuminoned chem ali together, and told chem, chat lince chey refolved ncc
to lend him che Gold he would borrow of rhem; he gave free licence to as many
as plea~ed to go to
!'m,;
~here íhewin~ the quanti~ies ofGold chey brough~ wich
them, 1t would brmg cheir Councrey meo reputac10n, and be a means to mvice
people to come and plant there. Hereupon many prepared for che voyage, and
intended to embark in the Port of
Valparayfo
(
which is abouc ten jeagues diítanc
from
che
City of
Santiago)
and with them
Frandfc9 de Villagra
was
to
goe alfo, be-
ing