While chaos spread through Göttingen, New Granada was sinking into a far darker stalemate.
The Bishop of the Fanatics' Army found himself trapped in an increasingly absurd and dangerous situation. The siege of Santa Fe de Antioquia had dragged on for nearly four months. By February, weakness had begun to gnaw at both sides. The Spanish garrison, cut off from supplies, had started stealing food directly from the civilians. Yet the citizens were little better off—unable to work their fields beyond the walls or receive provisions, they were slowly starving alongside their occupiers.
