Passage: The Guatemalan authorities were unaware of ongoing contacts between the colonial authorities in Yucatán and the Itza. In the second half of 1695 President Barrios began planning another expedition against the Itza from Verapaz, following harsh criticism of Juan Díaz de Velasco's retreat from near Lake Petén Itzá in April of that year. Barrios died in November, and oidor José de Escals became acting head of the Guatemalan colonial administration. He appointed oidor Bartolomé de Amésqueta to lead the next expedition against the Itza. Amésqueta marched his men through torrential rain from Cahabón to Mopán, arriving on 25 February 1696; the Guatemalans were still unaware of the clashes between García's forces and the Itza. Amésqueta's expedition was suffering from shortages of native labour and supplies. Twenty-five of his 150 men were sick, and his advance stalled as the force rested up at Mopán. Captain Díaz de Velasco volunteered to lead a party of 25 men ahead to the lake; he was accompanied by Dominican friars Cristóbal de Prada and Jacinto de Vargas. He was also accompanied by AjK'ixaw, the Itza nobleman who had been taken prisoner on Díaz's previous expedition, who served as a trusted guide, scout and translator. They set out from Mopán on 7 March and left some sick soldiers with some supplies after five days, they then caught up with an advance party of roadbuilders and their military escort at Río Chakal. The two forces combined, giving Díaz a force of 49 soldiers and 34 porters and archers from Verapaz. Once they arrived at IxB'ol, near the shore of Lake Petén Itzá, AjK'ixaw was sent ahead as an emissary to Nojpetén.
How many contacts did the Guatemalan authorities not know about? How many days after Amésqueta marched his men through torrential rain from Cahabón to Mopán did they set out from Mopán leaving sick soldiers behind? How many different military forces combined did Diaz have? How many fighters did Diaz have with 49 soldiers and 34 porters and archers? How many men all together did Diaz have? How many men of the twenty-five of his 150 men that were sick are still healthy? How many months after Amésqueta was appointed to lead the expedition against the Itza did his men arrive in Mopán? How many months after Barrios dies and oidor José de Escals became acting head of the Guatemalan colonial administration did Amésqueta marched his men through torrential rain from Cahabón to Mopán? How many months after Juan Díaz de Velasco's retreat did President Barrios die? How many months after harsh criticism of Juan Diaz de Velasco's retreat from near Lake Petén Itzá did Barrios die? How many of Amesqueta's men were not sick? How many of Amésqueta's men were not sick? How many of Bartolomé de Amésqueta's 150 men were not sick? How many of the 150 men were not sick? What did  AjK'ixaw become? Where did these forces that Diaz had come from? Which did Diaz have the largest amount of fighting men, 49 soldiers or 34 porters and archers? Which different military forces combined did Diaz have?