▁elected ▁governor . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁this ▁office ▁with ▁short ▁inter ru ptions ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twenty ▁years . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general . ▁ ▁His ▁minister s ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁ruled ▁the ▁province ▁with ▁only ▁short ▁inter ru ptions ▁due ▁to ▁civil ▁str ife ▁were , ▁in ▁turn , ▁Am án ▁Raw son , ▁Tim ote o ▁Mar ad ona , ▁Sat urn ino ▁Manuel ▁de ▁Las pi ur , ▁Dr . ▁Sat urn ino ▁de ▁la ▁Pres illa ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Juan ▁Antonio ▁Dur án . ▁ ▁Civil ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 0 – 4 1 ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁re bel led ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁made ▁second ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁forces . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁Ben av í de z ' s ▁troops ▁surprised ▁and ▁dispers ed ▁Colonel ▁Mar iano ▁A cha ' s ▁force ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁troops ▁at ▁Mach ig asta . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁Ben av í de z ▁deleg ated ▁command ▁to ▁Colonel ▁José ▁María ▁de ▁O y uela . ▁ ▁When ▁Greg orio ▁Ar á oz ▁de ▁Lam ad rid ▁attacked ▁La ▁Rio ja , ▁occup ying ▁the ▁city ▁on