the first one to take this ideas into action was francisco javier de elío, governor of the banda oriental, with an enmity with viceroy liniers. elío appointed himself as the head of a junta in montevideo, thus acting with autonomy from liniers. however, he did not declare the independence of the banda oriental, nor rejected completely liniers' authority. he was allied with martín de álzaga in buenos aires, who organized a mutiny against liniers. his project was to replace liniers with a junta, ruling nominally in the name of ferdinand vii, and declare independence once spain was completely invaded by the french forces. the mutiny, however, was defeated by military bodies supporting liniers, who stayed in power. the failed mutiny increased the power of criollos in the society: the peninsular military bodies, who supported the mutiny, were disbanded, and the only remaining ones were those of criollos.