de z ▁was ▁executed ▁for ▁having ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁an ▁army ▁mut iny . ▁ ▁Sold ier ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁among ▁fifty ▁men ▁from ▁San ▁Juan ▁that ▁Fac undo ▁Qu iro ga ▁led ▁in ▁his ▁successful ▁campaign ▁against ▁Greg orio ▁Ar á oz ▁de ▁Lam ad rid . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁m ule te er ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁which ▁included ▁several ▁thousand ▁rec ruits ▁from ▁C uy o ▁and ▁C ór dob a . ▁He ▁took ▁easily ▁to ▁army ▁life , ▁and ▁rose ▁stead ily ▁in ▁rank , ▁prov ing ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁natural ▁leader . ▁Ben av í de z ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁R inc ón ▁de ▁Vall ad ares ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁and ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁Qu iro ga . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁First ▁Lieutenant . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁v angu ard ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁José ▁Ben ito ▁Villa f añ e . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁Villa f añ e , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁C ór dob a ▁Province ▁with ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁a ▁field ▁art illery ▁battery , ▁failed ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁forces ▁with ▁Qu iro ga . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Qu iro ga ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Un itar ian ▁general ▁José ▁María