 His victory was attributed to a miracle described by the chronicler Paiva Manso, who said the army of Mpanzu a Kitima, though outnumbering Afonso's, fled in terror at the apparition of Saint James the Great and five heavenly armored horsemen in the sky.The story, first recounted in a letter that was not survived by Afonso himself, is open to many interpretations including allegory covering up a coup and the forcing out of anti-Catholic elements within the royal house.What is known is that Mpanzu either fell into a sort of punji trap during his army's route or was executed by Afonso after the battle.