In May, 1747, an even larger band of Indians appeared ready to return to the Spanish fold. On May 19 the Uchize chief Topasico entered Apalache to confer with Isidro de Leon concerning a new alliance. Topasico claimed to represent the chiefs of Quilate, Choctao, Cushivay, and Chumayche, all Uchizes and Lower Creeks who wanted permission to visit Montiano in Saint Augustine to discuss terms for a new treaty. In reply the commandant was evasive. He stated flatly that the Uchizes had a reputation for both treachery and cruelty, yet if Topasico could prove his desire to keep his word, Montiano would undoubtedly treat with him. Although Topasico seemed sincere, the commandant sensed that the Indian had deeper motives for his request. When he investigated further, he found the same Indian had already visited Pensacola, trying to obtain supplies and making similar plea for an alliance. Apparently he needed help in a civil war which had broken out among the Lower Creek tribes. The Chactos (Choctaws) had declared war on the Chalaques, while his Uchizes had attacked their old allies the Talapuses. For Topasico and the chiefs he represented, requests for Spanish aid aimed only at securing arms for the intertribal war. (Tepaske GSF)