▁Mos cos o ' s ▁invasion , ▁and ▁Ant u ▁Sil an ▁travel led ▁from ▁village ▁to ▁village , ▁unit ing ▁all ▁the ▁Len ca ▁towns ▁in ▁present - day ▁El ▁Salvador ▁and ▁H ond uras ▁against ▁the ▁Sp ani ards . ▁Through ▁surprise ▁attacks ▁and ▁over wh el ming ▁numbers , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁Spanish ▁out ▁of ▁San ▁Miguel ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁g arrison . ▁ ▁For ▁ten ▁years ▁the ▁L enc as ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁Spanish ▁from ▁building ▁a ▁permanent ▁settlement . ▁Then ▁the ▁Spanish ▁returned ▁with ▁more ▁soldiers , ▁including ▁about ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁forced ▁cons cript s ▁from ▁ind igen ous ▁communities ▁in ▁Gu atem ala . ▁They ▁purs ued ▁the ▁Len ca ▁leaders ▁further ▁up ▁into ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Int ib uc á . ▁ ▁Ant u ▁Sil an ▁U lap ▁eventually ▁handed ▁over ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Len ca ▁resistance ▁to ▁Lem pi ra ▁( also ▁called ▁Emp ira ). ▁Lem pi ra ▁was ▁not ew orth y ▁among ▁ind igen ous ▁leaders ▁in ▁that ▁he ▁mock ed ▁the ▁Spanish ▁by ▁we aring ▁their ▁clothes ▁after ▁capt uring ▁them ▁and ▁using ▁their ▁weapons ▁captured ▁in ▁battle . ▁Lem pi ra ▁fought ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Len ca ▁forces ▁for ▁six ▁more ▁years ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁and ▁H ond uras ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁battle . ▁The ▁remaining ▁Len ca ▁forces ▁retre ated ▁into ▁the ▁hills . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁were ▁then ▁able ▁to ▁re build ▁their ▁g arrison ▁town ▁of ▁San