▁army ▁at ▁Ros ario , ▁but ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁Thomas ▁res igned . ▁P ue yr red ón ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁Supreme ▁Director . ▁With ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Santo ▁Tom é ▁p act , ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁army ▁was ▁retired ▁from ▁Ros ario . ▁Bel gr ano ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁North , ▁with ▁the ▁strong ▁support ▁of ▁San ▁Martín . ▁" In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁design ating ▁who ▁must ▁replace ▁Ron de au , ▁I ▁am ▁decided ▁for ▁Bel gr ano ; ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁method ical ▁man ▁of ▁all ▁whom ▁I ▁know ▁in ▁America ; ▁he ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁integrity ▁and ▁natural ▁talent . ▁He ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁military ▁knowledge ▁of ▁a ▁More au ▁or ▁a ▁Bon ap arte ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁army ▁is ▁concerned , ▁but ▁I ▁think ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁we ▁have ▁in ▁South ▁America ". ▁ ▁Bel gr ano ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁T uc uman ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁his ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁thought ▁that ▁en act ing ▁a ▁local ▁mon archy ▁would ▁help ▁to ▁prevent ▁an archy , ▁which ▁would ▁not ▁end ▁simply ▁with ▁independence ▁from ▁Spain . ▁He ▁felt ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁easily ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁powers ▁if ▁it ▁created ▁a ▁monarch ic ▁system . ▁To ▁this ▁end ▁he ▁form ulated ▁the ▁In ca ▁Plan : ▁a ▁mon archy ▁ruled ▁by