ist ▁movement ▁was ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁de posed ▁king ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Carl ota ▁Jo aqu ina , ▁sister ▁of ▁Ferdinand , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁living ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁supported ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁achieve ▁more ▁aut onomy , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁independence , ▁for ▁Spanish ▁colon ies ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World . ▁Bel gr ano ▁kept ▁a ▁fl uent ▁mail ▁communication ▁with ▁Carl ota , ▁and ▁convinced ▁many ▁independent ists ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁project , ▁such ▁as ▁Cast elli , ▁Vie y tes , ▁Nicol ás ▁Rodríguez ▁Pe ña , ▁and ▁Juan ▁José ▁Pas o . ▁ ▁The ▁project , ▁however , ▁found ▁strong ▁resistance . ▁As ▁Carl ota ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁John ▁VI , ▁a ▁prince ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁many ▁people ▁though ▁that ▁Car lot ism ▁was ▁a ▁trick ▁to ▁conce al ▁Portuguese ▁expansion ism . ▁Carl ota ▁herself ▁had ▁different ▁political ▁ideas ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁her ▁supp or ters : ▁Bel gr ano ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁shared ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁en light en ment , ▁but ▁Carl ota ▁asp ired ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁full ▁power ▁of ▁an ▁absol ut ist ▁mon archy . ▁By ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁forgotten . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁vic ero y , ▁Balt as ar ▁H idal go ▁de ▁C is ner os , ▁arrived ▁from ▁Europe ▁to ▁replace ▁L ini ers . ▁Bel gr ano ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁conv ince ▁L ini ers ▁of ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁the ▁Car lot ist