[1] De Zela was supported by a large group of criollos, mestizos and Indians, among them the caciques José Rosa Ara and Miguel Copaja.

The Argentines sent an army to the Charcas region (Bolivia), under the command of general Antonio González de Balcarce and the lawyer Juan José Castelli.

The town of Tacna was the first under the direction of Francisco Antonio de Zela, occupying the quarters of the Spanish authorities that night.

On the same day (June 20) the Argentine army was defeated by Spanish forces in the Battle of Huaqui, bordering Lake Titicaca, and thus De Zela never received the needed support.

His house, located on Zela Street #542, was named a Historical Monument on July 26, 1961, and to this day continues to be one of the major tourist attractions of the city of Tacna.