▁fe ast . ▁But ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁V ient iane ▁they ▁learned ▁S ath a ▁had ▁died ▁from ▁an ▁ill ness ▁he ▁caught ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁from ▁Camb odia ▁to ▁La os . ▁Sad den ed ▁and ▁anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁news , ▁Ru iz ▁and ▁Vel oso ▁returned ▁to ▁Love k ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁to ▁put ▁one ▁of ▁S ath a ' s ▁political ▁al lies ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁free ▁Camb odia ▁from ▁Ay at th aya . ▁They ▁managed ▁to ▁drive ▁out ▁Ay ut th aya ▁forces ▁from ▁parts ▁of ▁Camb odia ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁state ▁but ▁led ▁the ▁new ▁Camb od ian ▁state ▁into ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁of ▁cha os . ▁Event ually ▁Ru iz ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁he ▁died ▁there , ▁Spain , ▁or ▁somewhere ▁else . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 5 9 3 ▁king ▁S ath a ▁I ▁sent ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁to ▁Man ila ▁asking ▁for ▁Spanish ▁military ▁help ▁to ▁defend ▁Camb odia . ▁The ▁emb ass y ▁consisted ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁Di ogo ▁Vel oso , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁living ▁in ▁his ▁court ▁since ▁ 1 5 8 3 , ▁and ▁Spanish ▁Greg orio ▁de ▁V arg as ▁Mach uca . ▁S ath a ▁I ▁kept ▁Spanish ▁Bl as ▁Ru iz ▁de ▁Hern an ▁Gonz ale z ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁his ▁body guard . ▁Vel oso ▁came ▁back ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 5 9 4 , ▁alone ▁and ▁without ▁help . ▁After