 Shortly after the Battle of the Magueyes, Republican general José Francisco Bermúdez and his defeated army joined Ribas in Maturín.Boves linked up with forces commanded by his lieutenant, Francisco Tomás Morales, in Urica.Ribas for the Republicans commanded a force of 2,000, including José Tadeo Monagas, Pedro Zaraza, Manuel Cedeño, and Francisco Parejo.