 Iturbide persuaded insurgent leader Vicente Guerrero to join in this new push for independence.He was persuaded by Guerrero's charisma and idealism as well as the tenacity of his soldiers which included the Mexican of Filipino descent, General Isidoro Montes de Oca who with few and poorly armed insurgents, inflicted a real defeat on the royalist Gabriel from Armijo and they also got enough equipment to properly arm 1,800 soldiers of freedom who in the future will deserve the respect of Iturbide.He stood out for his courage in the siege of the Port of Acapulco in 1813, under the orders of General José María Morelos y Pavón.