the example of elío and álzaga, however, was soon followed in the upper peru. on may 25, 1809, the chuquisaca revolution deposed ramón garcía de león y pizarro as governor of chuquisaca and replaced him with juan antonio alvarez de arenales. on july 16 the la paz revolution, led by colonel pedro domingo murillo, deposed the governor of la paz and elected the "junta tuitiva de los derechos del pueblo". la paz declared itself independent from spain, but chiquisaca did not, and did not recognize the junta tuitiva. however, both juntas were immediately defeated by the reactions from lima and buenos aires, and the government returned to its previous state.