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Historians today debate Communication whether the revolutionaries were truly loyal to the Spanish crown or whether the declaration Expressing_publicly of fidelity to the king was a necessary ruse to conceal the true objective—to achieve Achieve independence—from a population that was not yet ready GetReady to accept such a radical change Change .

Forensic examination Scrutiny showed Presence they had been read and Ultra decrypts of German messages showed Presence that the Germans fell for the ruse .