[9] At the time of Spanish arrival, Gil González Dávila traveled to western Nicaragua with a small army of just over 100 men made up of conquistadors and their Tlaxcalteca allies.
They explored the fertile western valleys and were impressed with the Nahua and Otomanguean civilizations for the vast amounts of food they had in addition to their flourishing markets, permanent temples, and trade network.
[10][11][12] Before meeting Diriangén, Dávila met with Macuilmiquiztli who was the most powerful ruler in pre-Columbian Nicaragua, and had welcomed the Spaniards and their Tlaxcalteca allies.
In response to this, Diriangén arrived with an entourage of five trumpeters, five flutists, five hundred men bringing ducks, and sixteen women with golden hatchets and plates.
Diriangén escaped the Spanish onslaught and died between 1527-1529, Wemak was captured and executed in 1525 after the last of his Kakawatec forces were annihilated by the conquistadors and Tlaxcaltecas, and the fall of Kwawkapolkan in 1525 finalized their defeat.