. ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁provinces ▁signed ▁this ▁agreement ▁except ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁which ▁thus ▁se ced ed ▁from ▁the ▁feder ation . ▁ ▁While ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁San ▁Juan , ▁his ▁enemies ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁declared ▁his ▁office ▁was ▁vac ant ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁de posed ▁him ▁as ▁commander ▁in ▁chief . ▁ ▁Ur qu iza , ▁now ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Confeder ation , ▁repro ved ▁the ▁San ▁Juan ▁government , ▁and ▁ordered ▁Gener als ▁Pedro ▁P asc ual ▁Seg ura ▁and ▁Pablo ▁Luc ero , ▁govern ors ▁of ▁M endo za ▁and ▁San ▁Luis , ▁to ▁put ▁all ▁their ▁available ▁forces ▁at ▁the ▁dispos al ▁of ▁Ben av í de z . ▁ ▁In ▁face ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁acting ▁governor ▁Z ac ar ías ▁Yan zi ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁saying ▁that ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁governor , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁Ben av í de z ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁another ▁re bell ion ▁led ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Santiago ▁Al bar rac ín ▁occupied ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁six ▁days ▁while ▁Ben av í de z ▁was ▁absent . ▁ ▁After ▁both ▁these ▁re bell ions , ▁Ben av í de z ▁took ▁severe ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁reb els . ▁The ▁noted ▁political ▁figure