 Neither the Spanish or the Incas had the upper hand at the beginning of the battle but then Rumiñahui's army started beating the Spanish back even though the Spanish possessed fire arms and cannon, when Belalcázar was about to retreat to avoid insurmountable casualties Mount Chimborazo went into activity, startling the inca warriors that saw it as a bad omen and retreated.Rumiñahui decided to retreat from Quito.He took the treasures away and burned down the city.