▁as ▁they ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁Chile . ▁This ▁group ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Val div ia ▁in ▁At ac ama . ▁ ▁In ▁Chile ▁Qu iro ga ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁Chile , ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Ara u co , ▁coming ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁capt ains ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁From ▁ 1 5 4 8 ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁in ▁Santiago . ▁Three ▁times ▁he ▁was ▁mayor , ▁amongst ▁other ▁duties . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁In és ▁de ▁Su á rez , ▁the ▁famous ▁mist ress ▁of ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Val div ia , ▁when ▁the ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Peru ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁ordered ▁that ▁Val div ia ▁end ▁the ▁sc and alous ▁relationship ▁or ▁face ▁ex communic ation . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Val div ia ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Map uch es ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T uc ap el , ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁southern ▁Chile ▁followed ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁his ▁will ▁and ▁announced ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Vill ag ra ▁as ▁their ▁leader . ▁However , ▁in ▁Santiago , ▁the ▁r uling ▁cab ild o ▁ignored ▁these ▁recommend ations ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁Qu iro ga ▁as ▁governor . ▁It ▁was ▁thus ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁two ▁govern ors ▁in ▁Chile : ▁Vill ag ra ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁Qu iro ga ▁in ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁situation ▁ended ▁upon ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Vill ag