▁into ▁Chile ▁since ▁Dutch ▁rule ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁expedition ▁to ▁Chile ▁was ▁made , ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 5 . ▁However ▁the ▁invest ments ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Cor ral ▁Bay ▁valid ated ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 0 ▁when ▁a ▁fully ▁armed ▁ship ▁commanded ▁by ▁John ▁Nar borough ' s ▁arrived ▁to ▁the ▁bay ▁rising ▁sus pis ions ▁of ▁an ▁im min ent ▁English ▁attack . ▁ ▁A ▁Spanish ▁fort ▁near ▁T ait ao ▁Pen ins ula ▁was ▁man ned ▁for ▁one ▁and ▁half ▁year ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁before ▁being ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁In cre ased ▁local ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁Spain ' s ▁international ▁wars ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁ev iden ced ▁the ▁emp ire ' s ▁difficulties ▁in ▁rein for cing ▁its ▁colonial ▁poss essions ▁and ▁provide ▁them ▁with ▁economic ▁aid . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁local ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁finan cing ▁of ▁the ▁defense ▁and ▁an ▁increased ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁milit ias ▁by ▁the ▁Chile an - born . ▁Such ▁development ▁was ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁the ▁central ized ▁absolute ▁mon archy . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁did ▁also ▁formal ▁con cess ions ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁defense : ▁In ▁Ch ilo é ▁Spanish ▁authorities ▁promised ▁freedom ▁from ▁the ▁en com i enda ▁those ▁ind igen ous ▁loc als ▁who ▁settled ▁near ▁the ▁new ▁strong hold ▁of ▁An c ud ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8