 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kunyange zvazvo vamwe vachiramba kuti akanga asiri iye akanakisisa somutungamiri muhondo, semugadziri wezvirongwa Espoz y Mina akabudirira zvikuru uye akaratidzira mano makuru okuronga. Zviremera zveFrance zvakamanikidzwa kumubvumira kutora mitero yemitero pazvinhu zvose zvaipinzwa muSpain, kunze kwezvinhu zvehondo zvakabhanwa, zvaaisazobvumira kupfuura pasina kurwa. Mari yakawanwa nokudaro yaishandiswa kubhadhara mabhendi ake muhoro wenguva dzose. Akakwanisa kudzivisa kutora mipiro yakawandisa kunyika uye kuchengeta chirango pakati pevarume vake, avo akanga aunza kumugariro unoremekedzwa wokubudirira muna 1812. Espoz y Mina akataura kuti akaisa mauto echiFrench 26 000 asina zvaaigona kuita, ayo dai akanga asiri iye angadai akashanda naMarchal Marmont muhondo yeSalamanca. Mumushandirapamwe wa 1813 na 1814 akashanda achiremekedzwa pasi paDuke weWellington. 