The Castilian soldiers stirred up the walls of Estella. He was first occupied on August 22 at the orders of the Duke of Alba, but at the end of September the Navarro King John III called from Donapaleu to recover the territory. In response to the call, on 5 October the inhabitants of Estella rebelled and managed to expel the Castilian soldiers. However, they did not receive enough aid from the outside, and the Castilians returned with 3,000 soldiers, assisted by the Beammonites. They were severely punished.