The revolt which started with the cry of Asencio by Venancio Benavides and Pedro José Viera in February 1811 against Montevideo, was in favor of the Junta de Buenos Aires. The declaration of war by viceroy Francisco Javier de Elío which had branded the revolutionary leaders traitors, resulted in Artigas' rallying to the cause of Buenos Aires,

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