the patriots in buenos aires finally took action against viceroy cisneros when a ship from europe informed that sevilla had been conquered and the junta disestablished, only cádiz and the island of león were still standing, but their final defeat seemed imminent. cisneros tried to conceal the news, but they spread anyway. he proposed then to prevent rushed actions, and suggested to establish a government body with the governors of other spanish territories, such as abascal or nieto. patriots made secret meetings to discuss the alternatives, and organized a joint plan: the military would deny cisneros support against riots, on the grounds that his authority ended with the fall of the junta that appointed him, and the politicians would request an open cabildo to discuss how to face the new scenario.