▁Cur aco , ▁fighting ▁large ▁bands ▁of ▁Mol uche ▁Indians . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁Ara uc ania ▁and ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁D illo h ü e . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁all ▁military ▁actions ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁Ara uc an ian ▁front ier ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁he ▁began ▁the ▁campaign ▁on ▁Chile ' s ▁north ▁coast , ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁against ▁Peru ▁and ▁Boliv ia . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Anto f ag asta ▁by ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁ship ▁Hu á scar , ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁land ings ▁on ▁P is agua , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Dol ores , ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ac na , ▁Battle ▁of ▁Chor r ill os , ▁and ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mira fl ores . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁exped itions ▁of ▁D ib u jo , ▁P is co , ▁and ▁I ca ▁and ▁the ▁campaign s ▁in ▁interior ▁Peru ▁and ▁the ▁high lands ▁of ▁Jun ín ▁and ▁Cer ro ▁de ▁Pas co . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁troops ▁that ▁fought ▁at ▁Dun egu ai ▁against ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Per uv ian ▁colon el ▁Sec oca ▁ent rench ed ▁in ▁O ij ú . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁Fre iri ua . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Cur