baɪ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, hˈaɪ, jˈɛt ɪnɪfˈɛktɪv, faɪnˈænʃəl ɛkspˈɛndɪtʃɚz, ænd kəmplˈeɪnts ɐbˌaʊt ðə ʃˈɪɹ kɹˈuːəlti ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚz ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənz, lˈɛd fˈɪlɪp ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː tə ɹᵻkwˈɛsənz, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻplˈeɪst ˈælbə, hˌuː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə spˈeɪn.
By December 1573, high, yet ineffective, financial expenditures, and complaints about the sheer cruelty of the governor's expeditions, led Philip II to Requesens, where he replaced Alba, who returned to Spain.