. ▁Following ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Confeder ation , ▁Santiago ▁del ▁Est ero ▁Governor ▁Antonio ▁De he za ▁appointed ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁as ▁his ▁province ' s ▁Minister , ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁post ▁with ▁the ▁difficult ▁task ▁of ▁representing ▁each ▁province ' s ▁respective ▁interests ▁vis - à - vis ▁the ▁Confeder ation ' s ▁param ount ▁figure , ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Province ▁Governor ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁de ▁Ros as . ▁He ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sal ta ▁Province ▁by ▁Governor ▁José ▁Gü emes , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁though ▁Gü emes ' ▁over throw ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁cut ▁the ▁experience ▁short . ▁He ▁then ▁married ▁Cole ta ▁Pala cio , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁nine ▁children . ▁▁ ▁Alc ort a ▁devoted ▁the ▁en su ing ▁years ▁to ▁music ▁composition . ▁A ▁pro l ific ▁composer , ▁he ▁created ▁numerous ▁w alt zes , ▁min u ets , ▁no ct urn es ▁and ▁contra ▁d ances , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁pieces ▁of ▁chamber ▁music ▁for ▁piano ▁and ▁fl ute . ▁Among ▁his ▁numerous ▁works ▁of ▁sacred ▁music , ▁he ▁published ▁The ▁Ag ony , ▁a ▁cant o ▁for ▁ten or , ▁bar it one ▁and ▁organ , ▁for ▁Good ▁Friday ▁observations ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ; ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁compos itions ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁were ▁lost , ▁however . ▁ ▁National ▁policy ▁mak er ▁Following ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cas eros , ▁Governor ▁Ros as ▁fled ▁the ▁country