Arauco

No las damas, amor, no gentilezas de caballeros canto enamorados; ni las muestras, regalos, ni ternezas de amorosos afectos y cuidados: mas el valor, los hechos, las proezas de aquellos españoles esforzados que á la cerviz de Arauco, no domada, pusieron duro yugo por la espada.

I do not sing of ladies or of love, or of the graces of knights in love. I do not sing of the signs, gifts and tender words of lovers and their cares. I sing of the courage, the deeds and the exploits of those brave Spaniards. By the sword they put a hard yoke on the neck of Arauco, which had never been tamed.

Es Arauco, que basta, el cual sujeto lo mas de este gran término tenia, con tanta fama, crédito y conceto que del un polo al otro se extendia: y puso al español en tal aprieto cual presto se verá en la carta mia: veinte leguas contienen sus mojones, poséenla diez y seis fuertes varones.

It is Arauco, and that name says enough. It held most of this great region subject, and its fame, credit and renown spread from one pole to the other. It put the Spaniards in such danger as my account will soon show. Its boundaries enclose twenty leagues, and sixteen strong men rule it.