by 9:00 am, the armed forces controlled chile, except for the city centre of the capital, santiago. allende refused to surrender, despite the military's declaring they would bomb the "la moneda" presidential palace if he resisted being deposed. the socialist party along with his cuban advisors proposed to allende that he escape to the san joaquín industrial zone in southern santiago, to later re-group and lead a counter-"coup d’état"; the president rejected the proposition. according to tanya harmer, allende's refusal to lead an insurgency against the coup is evidence of his unrelenting desire to bring about change through non-violent methods. the military attempted negotiations with allende, but the president refused to resign, citing his constitutional duty to remain in office. finally, allende gave a , telling the nation of the "coup d’état" and his refusal to resign his elected office under threat.