it ▁along ▁this ▁road ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁good will ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁tribes ▁and ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁Hu ill ich es ▁revol ted ▁against ▁Spanish ▁enc ro achment . ▁ ▁Pat rolling ▁western ▁Pat ag onia ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁failure ▁at ▁colon izing ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Mag ellan ▁made ▁Ch ilo é ▁Arch ip el ago ▁assume ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁protect ing ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁western ▁Pat ag onia ▁from ▁foreign ▁intr us ions . ▁Val div ia , ▁rest ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 5 , ▁and ▁Ch ilo é ▁acted ▁as ▁sent ries ▁being ▁hub s ▁where ▁the ▁Spanish ▁collected ▁information ▁and ▁rum ours ▁from ▁all - over ▁Pat ag onia . ▁ ▁John ▁Nar borough ' s ▁ 1 6 7 0 ▁expedition ▁to ▁Pat ag onia ▁and ▁Val d iva , ▁despite ▁being ▁done ▁in ▁peace ▁time , ▁caused ▁much ▁susp icion ▁among ▁Spanish ▁authorities . ▁In ▁response ▁the ▁Spanish ▁organized ▁the ▁Jer ón imo ▁Die z ▁de ▁M endo za , ▁Bart ol om é ▁Gall ardo ▁and ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Ve a ▁exped itions ▁which ▁ran ▁three ▁consecutive ▁sum mers ▁from ▁ 1 6 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 6 7 6 ▁seeking ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁any ▁news ▁about ▁English ▁bases ▁in ▁western ▁Pat ag onia . ▁Following ▁the ▁last ▁ex pe id tion ▁Spanish ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁w an ed ▁and ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁Spanish ▁attention ▁to ▁rep el ▁tent ative ▁English ▁settlement s ▁shift ed ▁from ▁the