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CHAPTER VI ANTIGUENU, PAILLATARU AND PAYNENANCU QUIROGA, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROYAL AUDIENCE— INDIANS OF CHILOE SOTOMAYOR Francisco de Villagran, having succeeded Don Gar- cia de Mendoza in command, fully believed that the stubborn Araucanians were at last subdued, and, there- fore, turned his attention to wresting the province of Tucuman from the vice-royalty of Peru. This prov- ince had formerly belonged to Chile. Gregori Cas- taneda was given this enterprise in charge, .and, hav- ing defeated the Peruvian commander, Juan Zurita, restored the province to the government of Chile. Eventually, however, Tucuman was again attached to Peru by an order from Spain. But the Araucanians were by no means subdued, notwithstanding the slaughter at Quiapo and the loss of their most celebrated chiefs and heroes. The caciques escaping the battle assembled in a wood and elevated one Antiguenu to the rank of commanding toqui. He was a prudent general, and readily per- ceived that, in the present demoralized condition of the Araucanian army, it would be impolitic to hazard another battle. So he retired with his followers to a swamp, and caused scaffolds to be erected upon which 73