▁jun ta . ▁Under ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Corn el io ▁Sa aved ra , ▁they ▁waited ▁for ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁defeat ▁in ▁Spain ▁to ▁take ▁action . ▁ ▁Bel gr ano ▁and ▁Sa aved ra , ▁representing ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁the ▁intellect uals , ▁got ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁C is ner os ▁to ▁request ▁an ▁open ▁cab ild o , ▁but ▁without ▁getting ▁an ▁answer . ▁C is ner os ▁called ▁the ▁military ▁leaders ▁and ▁requested ▁their ▁support , ▁but ▁they ▁refused , ▁under ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁his ▁vic ero yal ty ▁lack ed ▁legit im acy . ▁Cast elli ▁and ▁other ▁patri ots ▁ins isted ▁in ▁their ▁request , ▁and ▁C is ner os ▁finally ▁accepted . ▁A ▁massive ▁demonstr ation ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁ens ured ▁that ▁C is ner os ▁would ▁keep ▁his ▁word . ▁The ▁open ▁cab ild o ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May , ▁with ▁all ▁political ▁leaders ▁present , ▁and ▁armed ▁men ▁filling ▁the ▁Pla za ▁and ▁ready ▁to ▁in va de ▁the ▁cab ild o ▁in ▁case ▁the ▁pen ins ular s ▁attempted ▁a ▁dis ruption , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁indicated ▁by ▁a ▁signal ▁from ▁Bel gr ano . ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁st ance ▁of ▁his ▁cousin ▁Cast elli , ▁who ▁made ▁a ▁speech ▁explaining ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁retro version ▁of ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁and ▁that ▁Spanish ▁America ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Spain ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁Spain ▁itself . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁voting