In 1865 he was promoted to brigadier general and took command in the capital when President Pezet had to leave to face the advance of the revolution led in the south by Mariano Ignacio Prado and Pedro Diez Canseco. He tenaciously defended the Government Palace, which fell after a violent six-hour combat.
In 1865, he was promoted to brigadier general and took command of the capital when President Pezet had to leave to face the revolution led by Mariano Ignacio Prado and Pedro Diez Canseco in the south. He fiercely defended the Government Palace until it fell after a six-hour battle.