According to historian Diego Barros Arana the government of Barreda was as short and irrelevant. During his government the cabildo of Santiago sent a request to the viceroy of Perú to have Mauricio de Zavala confirmed as governor of Barreda until the arrival of titular governor Bruno, who had to arrive to Chile through Buenos Aires.
In accordance with historian Diego Barros Arana, the government of Barreda was brief and inconsequential. During his tenure, the cabildo of Santiago sent a petition to the viceroy of Peru to have Mauricio de Zavala confirmed as governor of Barreda until the arrival of the titular governor Bruno, who had to travel from Buenos Aires to Chile.