Alonso García de Ramón

Without reinforcements from Peru he was forced to extract men, arms and supplies from the cities of Chile by means of imposing extraordinary contributions, special taxes, and confiscating cattle, horses, saddles and arms that allowed him quickly form a well equipped army of 400 men by December 1600.

By early January, his army had marched to Chillán where he was forced to leave a detachment to prevent Mapuche incursions above the Itata River.

However, he and 310 men had not advanced further than Quilacoya (47 km southward by the Biobio River) when he had word that Arauco was now under siege and required relief.

He had turned back to go to its aid when he was informed that Alonso de Ribera had arrived to assume the governorship in February 1601.

In 1606, the Spanish forces of Garcia Ramon fought the Mapuche army under the caciques Ainavilu, Anganamen, Pelantaru and Longoñongo in the Battle of Boroa.