8 4 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Man ant ial ▁de ▁T uc um án . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁he ▁fought ▁successfully ▁at ▁the ▁B añ ado ▁de ▁Il is ca ▁and ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁again ▁won ▁engag ements ▁at ▁Sa qu il án ▁and ▁Leon cito . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁politics ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁Governor ▁of ▁San ▁Juan . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁he ▁suppress ed ▁a ▁violent ▁attempt ▁at ▁revolution . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁Dom ingo ▁Fa ust ino ▁S arm iento , ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁enemy , ▁wrote ▁that ▁San ▁Juan ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁military ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁Ben av í de z ▁enjoyed ▁huge ▁prest ige ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁And e an ▁provinces , ▁and ▁domin ated ▁M endo za ▁and ▁La ▁Rio ja . ▁Ben av í de z ▁supported ▁his ▁former ▁oppon ent ▁General ▁Pe ñ alo za ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁respect ed ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁powers ▁in ▁his ▁government , ▁and ▁included ▁men ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁party ▁including ▁Sat urn ino ▁Manuel ▁de ▁Las pi ur . ▁▁ ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁education , ▁production ▁and ▁trade ▁in ▁San ▁Juan . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁Ben av í de