It became the headquarters of the military forces engaged against the Mapuche in La Araucanía over the next two centuries, growing to a population of 10,000 despite a siege in 1564 and other attacks by the Mapuche.
E ne ya nna dikago tse ditona tsa masole a a neng a le kgatlhanong le Mapuche kwa Araucanía mo dinageng tse di lekgolo tse di tlang, e gola ka palo ya batho ba le dikete tse di lesome ntle le siege ka ngwaga wa 1564 le ditlhaselo tse dingwe tse di dirilweng ke Mapuche.