in july 1593 king satha i sent an embassy to manila asking for spanish military help to defend cambodia. the embassy consisted of portuguese diogo veloso, who had been living in his court since 1583, and spanish gregorio de vargas machuca. satha i kept spanish bias ruiz de hernan gonzalez as captain of his bodyguard. veloso came back in february 1594, alone and without help. after ayutthaya's attack on cambodia, veloso, bias ruiz and de vargas machuca found themselves in manila. they continued to ask for help, and at last, spanish manila agreed to send 3 ships with 120 spanish and mexican soldiers, some japanese and philippino auxiliaries and some friars, under the commander suarez gallinato. the ship with bias ruiz was the only one that reached cambodia. the one with veloso was wrecked off the mekong delta and gallinato's ship was forced to go to malacca due to the weather. veloso rejoined bias ruiz at phnom penh in march 1596. they were both killed at phnom penh in july 1599 during a fight between christians (spanish and philippinos) and muslim malay mercenaries of barom reacha ii, who was satha's son. satha had died in october 1597 after contracting disease after he fled to lan xang.