 From Cereceda's account, the Nicoyans did not put any resistance and more than 6000 people were baptized, and more gold and pearls were obtained.González continued North and would eventually discover and take formal possession of the bay of Corinto, and then the Gulf of Fonseca, which he named in honor of their patron, bishop Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca.González proceeded to explore the fertile western valleys and was impressed with the Indian civilization he found there.