▁to ▁present ▁such ▁a ▁work ▁himself , ▁because ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁political ▁office ▁and ▁because ▁his ▁past ▁opposition ▁to ▁C is ner os ▁may ▁have ▁risk ed ▁its ▁re jection . ▁ ▁Bel gr ano ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Cons ulate ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁A ▁short ▁time ▁later ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁his ▁friends ▁request ing ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁join ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁movements . ▁ ▁May ▁Revolution ▁ ▁The ▁Pen ins ular ▁War ▁was ▁not ▁developing ▁fav ou rab ly ▁for ▁Spain , ▁and ▁by ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁a ▁ship ▁arrived ▁with ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁Se ville ▁and ▁the ▁dis band ing ▁of ▁the ▁Jun ta ▁of ▁Se ville . ▁Without ▁either ▁a ▁recogn ised ▁Spanish ▁king ▁or ▁the ▁Jun ta ▁that ▁had ▁appointed ▁C is ner os , ▁many ▁people ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁vic ero y ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁any ▁authority . ▁C is ner os ▁tried ▁to ▁conce al ▁the ▁news ▁by ▁gather ing ▁all ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁ship , ▁but ▁Bel gr ano ▁and ▁Cast elli ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁one . ▁C is ner os ▁then ▁explained ▁the ▁European ▁develop ments ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁Bel gr ano ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Car lot ist ▁party , ▁despite ▁having ▁given ▁up ▁their ▁original ▁idea , ▁pl otted ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁vic ero y ▁and ▁replace ▁him ▁with ▁a