▁consequences ▁for ▁the ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas . ▁Bel gr ano ▁and ▁Bernard ino ▁Riv ad avia ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁seek ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Provin ces ▁from ▁both ▁Spain ▁and ▁Britain . ▁They ▁sought ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁crow ning ▁of ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Pa ula , ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁IV ▁of ▁Spain , ▁as ▁reg ent ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Provin ces , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁act ▁against ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Spain . ▁The ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁failed , ▁but ▁Bel gr ano ▁learned ▁of ▁changes ▁in ▁ide ology ▁that ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁Europe ▁since ▁his ▁previous ▁visit . ▁With ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁great ▁cons ensus ▁for ▁making ▁republic an ▁govern ments . ▁After ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁I , ▁monarch ies ▁were ▁preferred ▁again , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁constitution al ▁monarch ies , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁Britain . ▁He ▁also ▁noticed ▁that ▁the ▁European ▁powers ▁approved ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁revolution s , ▁but ▁the ▁appro val ▁was ▁comprom ised ▁when ▁the ▁countries ▁started ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁an archy . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁em iss aries ▁returned ▁to ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁wor ried ▁by ▁the ▁defe ats ▁of ▁Ron de au ▁at ▁Si pe ▁Si pe ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁stir ▁generated ▁by ▁José ▁Ger vas io ▁Art ig as ▁and ▁Est an is la o ▁López . ▁Al vare z ▁Thomas ▁appointed ▁Bel gr ano ▁to ▁head ▁the