▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁Duc oud ray ▁moved ▁from ▁C ura ça o ▁to ▁Saint ▁Tom as , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁before , ▁and ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁he ▁obtained ▁there ▁a ▁pass port ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁the ▁Cur ac ay ian ▁Francis ▁de ▁Ch elo ▁informed ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Agu ad illa , ▁don ▁Juan ▁Martínez ▁de ▁A ce ved o , ▁about ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁of ▁ins urg ent ▁cors airs ▁that ▁were ▁organ izing ▁in ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁port ▁of ▁La ▁Gu ai ra , ▁that ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁three ▁mayor ▁ships ▁and ▁four ▁“ f le cher as ”. ▁Each ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁ships ▁would ▁transport ▁three ▁hundred ▁men ▁for ▁dis emb ark ing , ▁further more ▁the ▁ones ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁brought ▁in ▁the ▁“ f le cher as ” ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁ports ▁of ▁P once ▁and ▁Agu ada . ▁After ward ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Agu ad illa ▁informed ▁everything ▁to ▁Cor onel ▁don ▁José ▁Navar ro , ▁Super ior ▁Political ▁Chief , ▁“ Int end ente ▁General ” ▁and ▁Inter im ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ' s ▁expedition ▁found ▁economic ▁support ▁in ▁F aj ardo , ▁N agu ab o , ▁Gu ay ama , ▁May ag ü