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When the liberal revolution of 1868 broke out, he kept the southern half of the rebel province under the authority of the revolutionaries for several months, with the support of federal chiefs from Entre Ríos, especially
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rebellion by Cáceres, but Cáceres sought to replace the democratically elected constitutional governor, and the president supported the chief who had overthrown him.
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