One of his most important claims, with which he attempted to justify his actions, was that he was not fighting the rightful ruler of the land, the King of Spain, but only the inadequate rule of the foreign governors in the Netherlands, and the presence of foreign soldiers.
Unha das súas afirmacións, coa que pretendía xustificar os seus actos, foi a de que el non estaba loitando contra o lexítimo dono do territorio, o rei español, senón contra os gobernantes dos Países Baixos e contra a presenza de soldados estranxeiros.