▁formally ▁sw orn ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁monarch ▁com ed ies ▁were ▁performed , ▁and ▁twelve ▁b ull s ▁were ▁fought . ▁ ▁Spain ▁govern ed ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁through ▁its ▁colonial ▁administration ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁ 4 4 ▁years ▁of ▁existence ▁the ▁settlement ▁had ▁ 2 1 ▁govern ors ▁() ▁serving ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁terms , ▁mainly ▁Sp ani ards ▁except ing ▁two ▁South ▁American ▁cri oll os : ▁Jac into ▁de ▁Ant ol agu ir re ▁( 1 7 8 1 – 1 7 8 3 ) ▁born ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁and ▁Francisco ▁J avier ▁de ▁V iana ▁y ▁Al za ib ár ▁( 1 7 9 8 – 9 9 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 – 0 1 ) ▁born ▁in ▁Monte video . ▁ ▁The ▁govern ors ▁were ▁mainly ▁naval ▁officers ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁one ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁army . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁Vic ero y ▁Francisco ▁J avier ▁El ío , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁all ▁the ▁troops ▁and ▁sett lers ▁of ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁brig antine ▁Gal vez ▁to ▁Monte video ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fight ▁his ▁Buenos ▁A ire an ▁advers aries . ▁A ▁lead ▁pla que ▁was ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁chap el ▁of ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁ple ading ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁settlement ▁for ▁King ▁Fernando ▁VII ▁of ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Puerto ▁Luis ▁During ▁the ▁subsequent