Gracchus had instructed Request his colleague , L. Postumius Albinus , who was on his way to Further Spain , to inform Telling Q. Fulvius that he was to bring Bringing his army to Tarraco , where he intended to disband Dispersal the old soldiers , incorporate Cause_to_be_included the reinforcements Cause_change_of_strength into the various corps and reorganise Reforming_a_system the whole army .

On December 21 , 1907 , the commander of the troops at the scene , General Roberto Silva Renard , in accordance with this plan , informed Telling the strikers ' leaders that the strikers had one hour to disband Dispersal or be fired upon .