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On receiving intelligence of the occupation of Guanajuato by Calleja, Venegas regarded the suppression of the insurrection as almost accomplished, when in reality it was more widely spread than ever. We have seen how completely the provinces of Nueva Galicia, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí were now in the power of the independents; and it was not likely that they would relax their efforts at this juncture. An expedition into the provinces of Sinaloa and Sonora was planned by Gomez Portugal, and placed under the command of José María Gonzalez Hermosillo, accompanied by the dominican father, Francisco de la Parra, in the character of director and adviser.