 He did so, and in May 1873 transferred power to the winning candidate, Adolfo Ballivián, the son of the former President and war hero, José Ballivián.Unfortunately, Adolfo Ballivián soon fell ill with cancer and died in February 1874, after only nine months in office.At that point, Tomás Frías became President again by virtue of his being head of the Council of State, in accordance to the Constitution then in effect.