A proposal was made for Atusparía to become the new mayor of Huaraz but he declined the offer and gave the role to Mosquera who was also against Iglesias. The rebellion soon spread to neighboring towns and the Cordillera Negra with the works of Pedro Cochachín garnering more political support in the area. As a response, Iglesias appointed Colonel José Iraola as the new prefect and gave him a force consisting of two infantry battalions, two artillery brigades and a cavalry regiment as they arrived at Casma. A journalist known as Luis Felipe Montestruque made several articles titled "El Sol de los Incas" which claimed that the rebellion at Huaraz was intended to restore the Tahuantinsuyu and how the forces of Andrés Avelino Cáceres might support the rebellion.
