2 2 , ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁Governor ▁Os orio ▁died . ▁ ▁A ▁qu irk ▁of ▁history ▁was ▁that ▁a ▁Royal ▁Dec ree ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 7 ▁theoret ically ▁gave ▁Par agu ay ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁elect ▁its ▁own ▁governor ▁if ▁the ▁current ▁governor ▁was ▁dead ▁or ▁otherwise ▁in cap ac itated . ▁ ▁A ▁crowd ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 0 ▁Par agu ay ans ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁pla za ▁elected ▁Bishop ▁C ár den as ▁as ▁Governor ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 ▁until ▁the ▁Crown ▁should ▁see ▁fit ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁new ▁governor ; ▁C ár den as ▁alleg edly ▁said ▁" the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁is ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁God ." ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁the ▁ 6 th , ▁C ár den as ▁ordered ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁province ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁cab ild o ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁popul ace . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁upon ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁order , ▁a ▁mob ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁college ▁of ▁As un ción , ▁sent ▁the ▁fri ars ▁into ▁the ▁streets , ▁and ▁lo oted ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁its ▁valu ables . ▁ ▁The ▁reaction ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Empire ▁was ▁almost ▁uniformly ▁against ▁C ár den as ▁and ▁his ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Peru , ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁Sal vat ierra , ▁ordered ▁C ár den as ▁to ▁appear ▁in