 Between disputes and meetings the time up to 1629 was lost and the mouth of Martínez tunnel having become practically obstructed, the waters of the Cuauhtitlan overflowed into the Lake of Zumpango and Mexico City was placed in great peril.The viceroy had Martínez arrested and imprisoned on the charge of having purposely closed the mouth of the tunnel, to which he replied that the lack of funds had prevented the repairs being made in the roof of the tunnel, and that the portions that had caved in had impeded the flow of the water.A few days later (21 September 1629) he was released and the work of repairing the tunnel put into his hands.