They Said Farther, That These Women Were Subjects Of Leuchengorma, And Were Ruled Over By A Queen Named _Guaboymilla_, Which Signifies _Golden Heaven_ In Their Language, And So Named Because Her Country Produces A Great Quantity Of Gold.

These women manufactured rich stuffs, in which, and in the gold produced in their country, they paid tribute to Leuchengorma.

Although these things have often been spoken of, their truth has not as yet been ascertained by the discovery of the country, Almagro having made no establishment there. Of late, indeed, Pedro de Valdivia has been sent thither to establish some colonies, but he has never yet had a sufficient force for making discoveries, or for colonization, and has settled one colony only, which is placed about thirty-three degrees to the south of the equator[3].

The whole coast of Chili is well peopled, as far as to the latitude of 40 deg. south and still farther; which is known by one of the ships belonging to the fleet sent out by Don Gabriel de Carvajal bishop of Placentia, which passed through the straits of Magellan, and sailed along the whole western coast of South America from south to north, and at length reached the port belonging to Lima. This ship brought over the first rats ever seen in Peru, which have so multiplied since that there are plenty in every town of the whole country.

These animals are named _ococha_ by the Peruvians, which word signifies having come from the sea.

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