▁again ▁but ▁then ▁the ▁city ▁surr ended ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁army ▁after ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁was ▁de posed . ▁▁ ▁Res iding ▁in ▁Are quip a ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Club ▁and ▁served ▁three ▁terms ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Char ity ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁After ▁Nicol ás ▁de ▁Pi éro la ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Co al ition ▁between ▁Civil istas ▁and ▁Democr ats ▁triumph ed ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Roma ña ▁was ▁elected ▁Deput y ▁for ▁Are quip a ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁designated ▁First ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁his ▁chamber ▁by ▁the ▁Congress . ▁When ▁President ▁Pi éro la ▁created ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁for ▁this ▁port folio ▁but ▁his ▁min istry ▁last ed ▁less ▁than ▁seven ▁months ▁because ▁the ▁Bar in aga ▁Cab inet ▁fell ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Are quip a ▁but ▁was ▁comp elled ▁to ▁res ign ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁with ▁the ▁city ' s ▁infrastr ucture ▁projects . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Senator ▁for ▁Ay ac uch o . ▁By ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁when ▁Pi éro la ' s ▁administration ▁called ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁National ▁Co al ition ▁offered ▁the ▁president ial ▁candid acy ▁to