wˈʌns hiː ɐsˈuːmd ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə ɹˌiːkəŋkwˈɪstə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hiː sˈɛnt spˈaɪz tə kˈuːjoʊ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ əbtˈeɪn ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðɪ ˈændiːz bˌiːɪŋ ɐmˈæst baɪ ˈɛɡzaɪld pɹˈoʊˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns lˈiːdɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˈɜːnɚdˌoʊ oʊhˈɪɡɪnz ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹdʒəntˌaɪn pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv mɛndˈoʊzə.
Once he assumed the head of the Reconquista government he sent spies to Cuyo in order to obtain information about the Army of the Andes being amassed by exiled pro-independence leaders such as Bernardo O'Higgins in the Argentine province of Mendoza.