Quiroga was the victor, forcing Lamadrid to resign and go into exile in Bolivia, leaving the government of Tucumán Province in the hands of the Federalists.

After Facundo Quiroga's victory in the Battle of El Tala in 1826, in which he thought Lamadrid had died, the leader from La Rioja Province went to Cuyo, where he assured the triumph of the Federalist party.

Meanwhile, the wounded governor of Tucumán Province received support from Buenos Aires, where President Bernardino Rivadavia urged him to overthrow the provincial governments opposed to his rule.

He returned to face Facundo Quiroga, supported Juan Felipe Ibarra, Governor of Santiago del Estero Province.

Part of Lamadrid's forces set about pursuing Santiago de Estero troops, who had left the battlefield, and Quiroga's reserve took advantage of the moment to destroy the remaining enemy lines.