▁monument al ▁military ▁power ▁and ▁size ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁male ▁war riors ▁in ▁color ful ▁fe ather ▁arm ors ▁and ▁long ▁spe ars , ▁a ▁large ▁army ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁men ▁which ▁eer ily ▁sp ook ed ▁him . ▁The ▁C uz cat le c ▁shock ▁troops ▁made ▁another ▁decis ive ▁shock ▁and ▁a we ▁attacked ▁on ▁the ▁Spanish ▁on ▁which ▁both ▁sides ▁lost ▁men , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁lost ▁many ▁Sp ani ards , ▁horses , ▁and ▁weapons ▁which ▁the ▁N atives ▁of ▁C uz cat lan ▁had ▁taken . ▁ ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁retre ated ▁and ▁sent ▁Mexican ▁Indian ▁mess engers ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁the ▁C uz cat lan ▁war riors , ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁sent ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁st olen ▁weapons ▁and ▁to ▁surrender ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁king , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁C uz c ate cs ▁respond ed ▁with ▁the ▁famous ▁response , ▁" If ▁you ▁want ▁your ▁weapons , ▁come ▁get ▁them ". ▁As ▁days ▁passed , ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado , ▁fear ing ▁an ▁amb ush , ▁sent ▁more ▁Mexican ▁Indian ▁mess engers ▁to ▁negoti ate , ▁but ▁these ▁mess enger ▁never ▁came ▁back ▁and ▁were ▁pres umably ▁executed . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁efforts ▁were ▁firm ly ▁resist ed ▁by ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people , ▁including ▁the ▁Len ca ▁and ▁their ▁May an - spe aking ▁neighb ors , ▁defeated ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁and ▁what ▁was ▁left ▁of ▁their