▁a ▁noble ▁of ▁the ▁In ca ▁civil isation . ▁He ▁thought ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁generate ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁populations ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁repair ▁the ▁actions ▁taken ▁against ▁the ▁In ca ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁colon isation . ▁This ▁proposal ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁San ▁Martín , ▁Gü emes , ▁the ▁deput ies ▁from ▁the ▁Upper ▁Peru , ▁and ▁other ▁provinces , ▁but ▁it ▁found ▁a ▁strong ▁re jection ▁from ▁Buenos ▁Aires ; ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁C uz co ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁city . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁July ▁the ▁Congress ▁finally ▁signed ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁from ▁Spain . ▁The ▁flag ▁created ▁by ▁Bel gr ano , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁without ▁a ▁law ▁reg ulating ▁it , ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁flag . ▁The ▁In ca ▁Plan ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁discussion , ▁but ▁the ▁Congress ▁delayed ▁it ▁due ▁to ▁several ▁states ▁of ▁emer gency ▁in ▁the ▁provinces ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁Bel gr ano ▁again ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁North , ▁but ▁with ▁very ▁limited ▁people ▁and ▁resources . ▁He ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁avoid ▁trying ▁to ▁advance ▁against ▁the ▁royal ists ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁a ▁def ensive ▁state ▁at ▁T uc um án . ▁With ▁Gü emes ▁in ▁Sal ta , ▁his ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁Royal ists ▁from ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Director ▁P ue yr red ón ▁was ▁supporting ▁an ▁alternative ▁plan ▁designed ▁by ▁José ▁de ▁San ▁Martín