He began preparations; he entered the chapel of the kings and took the sword from the hand of the statue of Ferdinand III of Castile.

Ferdinand wanted to attack, but his nobles argued against that; instead, they turned to Setenil de las Bodegas.

The cannoneers had difficulty finding the range; some projectiles missed their targets, and others created friendly fire, wounding Castilians.

[5][6] Despite being warmly welcomed, the campaign was a failure, with such a large army and quantities to assault Ronda, yet the Castilians were bogged down at the walls of Setenil.

This was due to delay of the campaign, shortage of supplies and money, and lack of coordination between the nobles.