 The enemies of Ponce de Cabrera at court counselled the king to accede to the townsfolk's demands, and so pardon was granted and Ponce was deprived of his governorships and exiled.One commentator has seen in the story "notable indications of its veracity" ("no desdeñables indicios de su veracidad"), but it is not widely accepted by historians.Urban uprisings were characteristic of the Kingdom of León at the time.