▁to ▁fire ▁for ▁many ▁minutes , ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁Par agu ay an ▁soldiers ▁dis per se . ▁When ▁the ▁bar rage ▁stopped , ▁Bel gr ano ▁requested ▁an ▁arm ist ice , ▁telling ▁Cab añ as ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁arrived ▁to ▁Par agu ay ▁to ▁aid ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁conquer ; ▁considering ▁the ▁open ▁host ility ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁met , ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁province . ▁Cab añ as ▁accepted , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁group ▁must ▁leave ▁the ▁province ▁within ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁campaign ▁to ▁Par agu ay ▁was ▁a ▁complete ▁military ▁defeat ▁for ▁Bel gr ano . ▁However , ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁led ▁the ▁Par agu ay ans ▁to ▁replace ▁Bel az co ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁jun ta , ▁and ▁declare ▁independence ▁from ▁Spain . ▁Under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁José ▁Gas par ▁Rodríguez ▁de ▁Francia , ▁Par agu ay ▁broke ▁t ies ▁with ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁stayed ▁isolated ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁Argentina ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁in ▁T acu ar í , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁( which ▁by ▁then ▁was ▁the ▁First ▁Tri um vir ate ) ▁issued ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁conflic ting ▁orders . ▁First ▁they ▁requested ▁he ▁should ▁fight ▁the ▁royal ists ▁in ▁the ▁Band a ▁Oriental , ▁then ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁be ▁jud ged ▁for ▁the ▁defe ats . ▁However , ▁no ▁charges ▁were ▁form ulated ▁against ▁him . ▁He ▁was