▁much ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁and ▁reform ▁propos als ▁at ▁the ▁Cons ulate ▁were ▁orient ed ▁towards ▁impro ving ▁agricult ure , ▁liv est ock , ▁manufact uring , ▁and ▁free ▁trade . ▁He ▁maintained ▁a ▁fl uent ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁cons ul ates ▁of ▁other ▁cities , ▁developing ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁vic ero yal ty ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁work ▁in ▁cart ography ▁of ▁the ▁largely ▁un pop ulated ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁territory ; ▁the ▁maps ▁designed ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁would ▁later ▁prove ▁a ▁great ▁help ▁for ▁José ▁de ▁San ▁Martín ▁during ▁the ▁Cross ing ▁of ▁the ▁And es . ▁He ▁introduced ▁new ▁cro ps , ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁local ▁fa una ▁for ▁liv est ock ▁production . ▁He ▁protected ▁the ▁we aving ▁industry ▁by ▁increasing ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁cot ton ▁in ▁C och ab amba , ▁as ▁he ▁considered ▁the ▁local ▁c rop ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁similar ▁quality ▁to ▁the ▁cot ton ▁from ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁education ▁Manuel ▁Bel gr ano ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁polit icians ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁educ ative ▁system . ▁He ▁did ▁so ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁report ▁he ▁made ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Cons ulate ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁suggesting ▁the ▁creating ▁of ▁schools ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁commerce . ▁A ▁school ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁would ▁teach ▁about ▁important ▁topics ▁such ▁as ▁c rop ▁rotation , ▁the ▁specific ▁ways ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁each ▁c rop , ▁methods ▁of ▁seed ing ▁and