Policarpo sent three of his trusted soldiers to travel to Vicuna and crush this silly rebellion. Surely only a small show of force would be needed. Three men arrived on the island, but only one left. There's no description of how it happened, but one soldier was killed in a skirmish, one soldier decided that the Vicunan cause was valiant, brave, and heroic, and joined them. The third fled.

After the incident with the three soldiers, the Vicunans realized that Policarpo would pursue the island. They would indeed have to defend their new nation. Showing a sort of doomsday mentality, Renaldo Ormin married Isabel Toro, Policarpo's illegitimate daughter. Policarpo also realized something: a much larger show of force would be needed. He wouldn't need to actually engage the islanders - they couldn't be that stupid. He would never need to use force against the tiny island that included his brother and daughter.