the primera junta was initially resisted by the cabildo and the royal audiencia, still loyal to the absolutist factions, and by other provinces who did not accept its authority. the royal audiencia secretly swore allegiance to the regency council, a new junta created in spain; this was done in defiance to the primera junta, who did not accept its authority over the americas. as a result, the members of the audiencia were exiled to spain, along with cisneros, with the pretext that there was a threat to their lives. manuel belgrano would lead a military campaign to paraguay, and juan josé castelli another one to córdoba and the upper peru.