Meanwhile, Murillo was plotting back in La Paz, leading outright rebellion 16 July. At a self-appointed Junta Tuitiva ("protecting junta") there a few days later, Murillo demanded nothing less than the secession of upper Peru from the Spanish Empire. He is said to have claimed the revolution was 'igniting a lamp that nobody would be able to extinguish'.
Meanwhile, Murillo was planning in La Paz and launched an open rebellion on July 16. A self-appointed Junta Tuitiva ("protecting junta") soon afterward demanded upper Peru's secession from the Spanish Empire. Murillo claimed this revolution would 'ignite a flame that nobody could extinguish.'