▁one ▁man , ▁but ▁a ▁sword ▁was ▁thrust ▁through ▁his ▁body ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁two ▁sh ots ▁to ▁the ▁ch est . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁drag ged ▁from ▁the ▁cell , ▁half ▁dead ▁and ▁almost ▁n aked , ▁and ▁thrown ▁from ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁the ▁bal ust rade ▁of ▁the ▁square , ▁where ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁officers ▁finished ▁him ▁off ▁with ▁sword ▁thrust s . ▁ ▁S arm iento , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁enemy ▁of ▁Ben av í de z ▁during ▁his ▁life , ▁wrote ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁ruled ▁with ▁moder ation ▁and ▁no ▁blood ▁had ▁been ▁shed ▁by ▁his ▁government . ▁He ▁had ▁earlier ▁written ▁that ▁Ben av í de z ▁had ▁a ▁cool ▁person ality , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁ow ing ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁San ▁Juan ▁had ▁suffered ▁less ▁than ▁other ▁places . ▁▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁heart , ▁was ▁toler ant , ▁was ▁not ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁env y , ▁was ▁patient ▁and ▁t ena cious . ▁ ▁The ▁brut al ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Ben av ide z , ▁attributed ▁to ▁Ur qu iza ' s ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁factors ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ep eda ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁P act ▁of ▁San ▁José ▁de ▁Fl ores ▁in ▁which ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁feder ation . ▁ ▁References ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category :