ano ▁went ▁to ▁Par agu ay ▁with ▁two ▁possible ▁goals : ▁get ▁acknowled gment ▁for ▁the ▁Jun ta ▁in ▁Par agu ay ▁or ▁promote ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁that ▁would ▁stay ▁on ▁friendly ▁terms ▁with ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁Bel gr ano ▁was ▁una ware ▁that ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁a ▁general ▁assembly ▁in ▁Par agu ay ▁discussed ▁the ▁Jun ta ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁reject ▁it ▁and ▁p ledge ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁Reg ency ▁Council ▁of ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Bel gr ano ▁head ed ▁north ▁with ▁nearly ▁two ▁hundred ▁men , ▁expecting ▁to ▁gather ▁more ▁people ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Par an á ▁River . ▁Sold iers ▁from ▁the ▁B land eng ues ▁reg iments ▁of ▁San ▁Nicol ás ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁joined ▁them ▁en ▁route , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Jun ta ▁sent ▁rein for c ements ▁of ▁another ▁two ▁hundred ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁army ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁along ▁the ▁way , ▁receiving ▁don ations ▁and ▁new ▁rec ruits . ▁Ult imately ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 9 5 0 ▁men , ▁consisting ▁of ▁inf antry ▁and ▁caval ry ▁divided ▁in ▁four ▁divisions ▁with ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁art illery ▁each . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁the ▁army ▁stopped ▁at ▁Cur uz ú ▁Cu ati á , ▁where ▁Bel gr ano ▁solved ▁an ▁old ▁border ▁conflict ▁between ▁Cor ri entes ▁and ▁Y ape y u . ▁He ▁set ▁which ▁territ ories ▁would ▁belong ▁to ▁Cur uz u ▁Cu ati