of his family. Holding in memory this long and faithful friendship, and in possession of the documents relating to Sotomayor’s political career, Caro de Torres wrote his _Relación de los servicios de Don Alonso de Sotomayor_.[99] [Sidenote: Torres’ _Relación_] [Sidenote: Torres on military orders] The significance of this work is solely in the importance of the subject, in the fact that it involves in its narrative a large number of events relating to one of Chile’s more distinguished governors. It deals with three phases of Sotomayor’s life: his career before he became governor, his administration in Chile, and his activity as governor-general of Panama, together with his retirement in Spain, but all with a minimum of literary skill and method. About half of the bulk of the book consists of documents introduced into the text. These documents, while they interrupt the narrative, give a certain importance to the work. In 1629, nine years after the appearance of the _Relación_, Caro de Torres published in Madrid an imposing folio on the _Historia de las órdenes militares de Santiago, Calatrava y Alcántara, desde su fundación hasta el rey don Felipe segundo, administrador perpétuo de ellas_. In spite of the fact that this book would not seem to appeal to many persons, it met a noteworthy approval in its day, and added to the reputation of its author.[100] IV [Sidenote: Águila’s _Compendio historial_] [Sidenote: Águila joins the troops for Chile] In Chile the Araucanian Indians continued yet many decades to menace the security of Spanish settlers, and the campaigns against them continued to furnish a theme for writers. A product of this state of affairs was Melchor Xufré del Águila’s _Compendio historial del descubrimiento, conquista y guerra del reino de Chile_. Águila accompanied at his own expense the expedition to Peru led by García Hurtado de Mendoza, after that officer had been appointed to the post of viceroy. On their arrival in America the members of the expedition were discouraged by the bad news received concerning the attitude assumed by the Indians. Águila joined the troops that were sent to Chile. He entered upon the campaign under an agreement with the viceroy that he would pay his own expenses, and that he might withdraw and return to Peru whenever he desired. Later, however, he sought from the king a certain remuneration for his services, preferably in the shape of a governmental office or the position of a corregidor. He had not only rendered military services but, at his own expense, had caused supplies to be introduced into Concepción to avert impending famine. At the time of his withdrawal from the campaign against the rebellious Indians he had been wounded several times, and had had one of his legs broken. In his retirement he began to write of the events in which he had had part and those that had happened under his observation. [Sidenote: Chilean defensive policy]