1. He removed Fernández de Enciso from the position of alcalde mayor, using the following legal manoeuvre: de Enciso was now controlling an area in Veragua, to the west of the Gulf of Urabá; since he was substituting for Alonso de Ojeda, his mandate was illegitimate, because the governor of Veragua was Diego de Nicuesa, not de Ojeda; therefore, Fernández de Enciso should be deposed and arrested.

Er erzählte seinen Gästen von einem mächtigem See hinter den Bergen, und dass alle Flüsse, die in diese See fließen, Gold mit sich führten.