Due to his stay at the capital, he dressed, spoke and acts like a Manileño so that when he returned to Binalatongan, he was quickly acclaimed as well-known and knowledgeable.

[2][3] The Spanish did nothing to quell Palaris's revolt, and by December all Spaniards except the Dominican friars left the province due to fear and terror.

Palaris and his force repelled a Spanish attack at the battle of Agno on March 1, 1763, expanding its control towards the then-northern Zambaleño town of Bolinao.

After the Treaty of Paris was signed between Spain, France and Britain concluding the Seven Years' War between them, Anda quickly took action to quell Pangasinense independence, initially after Diego Silang's assassination on May.

Pangasinenses who escaped to Pampanga were ordered to return, while the document of Melendez about the rebels' demands were burned to prove loyalty to Spain.

Rejecting another peace offer from Anda, Palaris declared the start of a revolution in the goal of achieving Pangasinense independence.

The Spanish were spotted by Antonio, one of Palaris's generals on a tree, which he was quick to alarm their troops through the sound of his bugle.

However Arayat ordered a retreat since crossing the river was too difficult and also because the rebels were much more numerous, carrying their flag as a symbol of their valor.

After the battle, Palaris and his surviving men regrouped in a barrio named Pias, in Santa Barbara, just north of Bayambang.

[3] Anda dispatched one hundred and eighty men from his camp to Pangasinan, and gave orders to Manuel Arza to extirpate the last remains of the rebellion from Ilocos, that he might form a junction with the troops going to Manila under command of Pedro Bonardel.

Aside from the main force at Pias, a group of cavalrymen under Victor Valdez was stationed near Mangaldan to check the invading Spaniards from San Fabian.

Immediately, the Spanish spread Palaris's name throughout the province, marking the first time they heard of the man who lead their revolution.

[2] Lasting for a week, the battle certainly dealt a massive blow to Palaris as his forces received large casualties from the otherwise more-equipped and better-trained Spaniards.

In an effort to eradicate any possible rebel that might be blending with the general populace, the Spanish shot every person they come across at Barrio Ymbo, including civilians who had nothing to do without the revolt.

[2] Palaris, now tired, exhausted and left alone after the Hidalgo brothers, the last leaders aside him killed, escaped the Spanish and his at Barrio de Dios (Porac now).

Palaris was always rude to his sister, Simeona, always bore the brunt of the brother's fury in times when he bursts his anger out.

Due to a recent beating since she was a bit late bringing his brother's necessities, Simeona decided to end this suffering by revealing Palaris's whereabouts to Bonardel.

Without hesitation, Palaris ate: this allowed his sister to take time to destroy his bow and arrow, then gave the Spanish a signal to attack.