 He left Iloilo and transferred temporarily to Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar de Zaragoza in Zamboanga bringing with him the remnants of his colonial forces in the Visayas on the eve of the surrender of the Spanish forces in Visayas to the Ilonggo revolutionaries in December 24, 1898.Thereafter when moved to Zamboanga as his last bastion, he surrendered to the authorities.The Governor-General upon his arrival at Fort Pilar on December 24, 1898 immediately made preparations for the defense against the Philippine revolutionaries.