▁Pacific ▁coast ▁of ▁Pat ag onia ▁to ▁the ▁Stra its ▁of ▁Mag ellan ▁and ▁T ierra ▁del ▁Fu ego . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁HMS ▁W ager ▁( 1 7 4 1 ) ▁in ▁Gu ay an ec o ▁Arch ip el ago ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁exped itions ▁and ▁pat rolling ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁Pat ag onia ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish . ▁A ▁book ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁W ager ▁w reck ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 8 ▁in ▁England ▁exposed ▁weak ness es ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁Pacific . ▁This ▁book ▁together ▁with ▁rum ors ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁British ▁expedition ▁made ▁the ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Peru ▁send ▁exped itions ▁to ▁populate ▁Juan ▁Fern ande z ▁Islands , ▁establish ▁a ▁fort ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Ten que hu én ▁near ▁T ait ao ▁Pen ins ula , ▁and ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁fr ig ate ▁the ▁British ▁would ▁supposed ly ▁have ▁sent ▁into ▁the ▁sout heast ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁De pop ulation ▁and ▁sc orch ed ▁earth ▁strategy ▁As ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁cors air ▁and ▁pir ate ▁men ace ▁Spanish ▁authorities ▁ordered ▁to ▁dep op ulate ▁Gu a ite cas ▁Arch ip el ago ▁to ▁dep rive ▁enemies ▁of ▁any ▁event ual ▁support ▁from ▁native ▁populations . ▁This ▁the ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁Ch ono ▁population ▁to ▁Ch ilo é ▁Arch ip el ago ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁while ▁some ▁Ch on os ▁moved ▁south