 His demands were met, and that day the Cabildo elected Argentina's first independent executive, the Primera Junta, which was presided over by Cornelio Saavedra.A month later Beruti was named lieutenant colonel of the America Regiment, created by the Junta, and organized by himself and Domingo French.A supporter of Mariano Moreno, Beruti remained faithful to his ideals even after Moreno's death.