Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-21
NJ ] s SION INDIANS.

Christian religion. inflicted all manner Of
crueitles upon the abOrigines and how for
more Than ninety years. the Chilean Indians
called Araucaniars. armed only with wooden
spears, ianCes. bows and arrows waped war
WIN the invaders. who were well supplied with
European firearms and constantly REINFORCED
from Peru and that the Indians were
never conquered. CaupOlican the greatest
Araucanian chieftain. who besieged more Span-
lsh Qualifications. destroyed more Spanish cities
hEd drove the invaders oftenest from place 10
piace-dled within stones throw of Corral
he had been defeated il one OF the innumera-
Bile battles between the Spaniar,is and hi. peo-
pie fought on the banks of the Valiiyia river
and for some months afterward remained in
hIding. until one OF the natives being tortured
by the soldiers beyond endurance. revealed his
secret retreat. IL is related that when Caupoii-
can was captured. after a terrific struggle his
wife, who had exhOrted the chief TO die rather
than surrender. threw her infant son at his feet
declaring that she would retain nothing to re-
mind her of q coward
As among all Indian nations, the women of
'oe early Chileans were noted TOR melting their
sons and lovers TO battle i believe il was in
1870 that Chief Guepotau who had long de-
Ie9ued pass IN the Andes, came down to Cor
Tel 70 visit his wife aud was murdered by
par'l OF Spaniards, wherenpon the wife whose
name was Janeqneo. burning with a desire for
ievtnge, placed herself with her Younger
orother, at the head Of a small band of Indians
ana male many inroads into the Spanish set
Elements, killing every hated pale-face who
EEL into their hands For nearly a wear the
most experienced Spanish generals were no
nateh Tor her When the rainy season came
q she was compelled TO retire to the mountains
farther up the river. where she fortified her
sell w place surrounded by precipices from
whence she daily harassed the neighboring
.ity So that nobody dared TO leave it, She was
nnslly driven from the stronghold by a force
CT artillery. but saved herself by flight
THE NAME OF yALpIyIA
IL wss in this neighborhood that Iautaro the
s.xteen-year-oid Indian whom valdiyia had
captured in one of his incursious, baptized and
n-adt his page, in a battle between Caupol-
lean and tho Spaniards. when victory seemed
- favor the latter. seized lance, turned
against his late master and rallied his dusky
cCuntrymen: when-so says the good Able
Molino-''The Chileans, ashamed at being sur
passed in yalor by boy. turned with such fury
upon their enemies as TO put them to rout and
destroy them, that Of the whole splendid
spanish army but two men escaped" Though
the conquered yaldivia begged hard, but
in vain, for his life after that fatal fray
with the YOUTH II Lautaro. and promised II
spared to leave the country at once and forever
with all his followers, aud though five Of the
eight cities he founded lie in ruins, this part
OF Chile is full of him. The river bears his
name, well as the fertile province through
which IL runs. and its capital city. Properly
speaking. it is the Rio Gale. flowing from the
Andes to the sea, and only that portion Of it