 Vakadzokera kuCórdoba Province uko Bustos akaedza kutora hurumende yepurovhinzi, achipesana nekuda kwaPaz nevamwe vaida kusvika kumuganhu wekuchamhembe uyo wakatyisidzirwa neSpanish nevamwe Royalists. Paz, uyo akanga atova mukuru wemauto, akaparadzaniswa neuto ndokuendeswa kuSantiago del Estero, kwaakapedza makore maviri ari kure nezvematongerwe enyika. Muna 1823, akaenda kuCatamarca Province kunopa murairidzo kune varwi vanosvika mazana maviri, avo vaakanga atotungamira muhondo muSalta Province, achivadaidza kuti Hunter Battalion Batallón de Cazadores, uye aizotungamira zvakare panguva yehondo neBrazil. 