They soon acquired the nickname of emplumados ( feathered ones ) .
The poor people of Coquimbo were amazed at the largest continent of soldiers -- more than 500 -- ever seen in those parts , armed with harquebuses and cannons , wearing armor and crests of plumes .
people soon acquired the nickname of emplumados ( feathered ones ) .
The poor people of Coquimbo were amazed at the largest continent of soldiers -- more than 500 -- ever seen in those parts , armed with harquebuses and cannons , wearing armor and crests of plumes .