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Immediately on receipt of the news from the grange, Ponce sent Captain Miguel del Toro with 40 men to the assistance of Soto Mayor, but he found the settlement in ashes and only the bodies of those who had perished. Salazar's arrival at Capárra with a handful of wounded and exhausted men revealed to Ponce the danger of his situation.
Ponce, with his reserve force, arrived soon after the battle and found Salazar and his men resting. The captain resolved to go and meet the enemy without regard to numbers. With Salazar's men and the 50 under Añasco and Toro he marched upon them at once.
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