Halfway to Santa María, he encountered a group of soldiers commanded by Francisco Pizarro, who arrested him in the name of the governor and accused him of trying to usurp Pedrarias' power and create a separate government in the South Sea.
En metade de camiño atopouse cun grupo de homes ao mando de Francisco Pizarro, quen o detivo por orde do gobernador e foi acusado de traidor por intento de usurpación do poder contra Pedrarias e de tratar de crear un goberno aparte no Mar do Sur.