sentences:  They initially offered amnesty to the members of the "cofradía", with the exception of Hermano Pule and other senior leaders, but the "cofradía" refused.Prior to Colonel Huet's arrival, Pule and the "cofradía" leaders promised their followers of victory through divine intervention.The "cofradía" fighters were made to believe that they were invulnerable to enemy bullets, and that angels from Heaven would come down and help them in battle, and finally the ground would open up and swallow the enemy troops.