ness , ▁San ▁Martín ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁rende z vous ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁possible ; ▁they ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Y at asto ▁relay , ▁in ▁Sal ta . ▁Bel gr ano ▁gave ▁San ▁Martin ▁full ▁freedom ▁to ▁implement ▁changes , ▁and ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁Second ▁Tri um vir ate , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Director ▁Ger vas io ▁Pos adas , ▁requested ▁Bel gr ano ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁be ▁jud ged ▁for ▁the ▁defe ats ▁at ▁Vil cap ug io ▁and ▁Ay oh uma , ▁but ▁San ▁Martín ▁refused ▁to ▁send ▁him ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁poor ▁health . ▁San ▁Martín ▁finally ▁agreed ▁to ▁send ▁Bel gr ano ▁to ▁C ór dob a ▁by ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁He ▁tempor arily ▁settled ▁in ▁Lu ján ▁to ▁await ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁trial , ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁wrote ▁his ▁aut obi ography . ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁all ▁charges ▁against ▁Bel gr ano ▁were ▁dismiss ed , ▁as ▁no ▁definite ▁accus ation ▁was ▁form ulated ▁against ▁him . ▁The ▁new ▁government , ▁trust ing ▁in ▁Bel gr ano ' s ▁diplom atic ▁ab ilities , ▁sent ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Provin ces . ▁ ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁the ▁Spanish ▁King ▁Ferdinand ▁VII ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁ ▁Ab sol ut ist ▁Rest oration , ▁which ▁had ▁grave