He approached several leaders of democratic Central American countries, but was rejected by all except Castañeda Castro, the president of El Salvador.
他接觸了中美洲數個有民主選舉的國家，但皆遭到回絕，僅得到鄰國薩爾瓦多總統卡斯塔內達·卡斯楚（英语：Salvador Castaneda Castro）贊同。