 In the last watch before dawn, they attacked the guards and the sleeping Spaniards, killing most of them, although a few escaped by swimming or in the galley's tender.Upon hearing the commotion, Governor Dasmariñas carelessly left his cabin, and was killed by several Chinese waiting outside the door.Two Spaniards, Juan de Cuellar, the governor's secretary, and Franciscan Father Montilla, survived by remaining in their cabin amidships.