c ara ñ á ▁River , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁currently ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Province . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁warm ▁climate , ▁and ▁Cab ot ▁built ▁a ▁house ▁nearby . ▁They ▁got ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁Amer ind ians , ▁and ▁the ▁priest ▁Francisco ▁García ▁provided ▁religious ▁support . ▁The ▁Amer ind ians ▁were ▁initially ▁friendly ▁towards ▁the ▁Spanish . ▁▁ ▁Cab ot ▁left ▁the ▁fort ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁ship ▁with ▁ 1 3 0 ▁men , ▁in ▁a ▁quest ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁emp ire ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁King . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁other ▁ 3 2 ▁men ▁at ▁the ▁fort . ▁The ▁expedition ▁was ▁a ▁har sh ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁Amer ind ians ▁were ▁forced ▁into ▁ob ed ience . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁left ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁any ▁more ▁food . ▁Many ▁Sp ani ards ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁with ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁Cab ot ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁mut iny , ▁but ▁after ▁Francisco ▁García ▁revealed ▁their ▁plan , ▁their ▁leader ▁was ▁executed . ▁ ▁The ▁voyage ▁stopped ▁near ▁the ▁Par agu ay ▁River , ▁after ▁hearing ▁there ▁were ▁new ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Miguel ▁R if los ▁led ▁some ▁further ▁expl or ations ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁men , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁died ▁during ▁a ▁mut iny ▁of ▁Del ▁Puerto ▁against ▁N ú ñ ez ▁de ▁Bal boa , ▁caused ▁by ▁personal ▁en m ity . ▁The ▁new ▁ships , ▁which ▁intercept ed ▁Cab ot ▁before ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁San ct i ▁Sp ir