The Spanish authorities fiercely repressed the first of the localities to form the Sovereign Board. They tried to prevent contagion. The viceroys of Lima and Bogotá quickly sent troops with the order to besiege Quito and not let "not a grain of salt" enter. After the failure, the armies of Lima and Bogotá occupied the metropolis, and a year later, on August 2, 1810, they assassinated 300 patriots and inhabitants, which shocked all of America. Initially, the Juntas were not independent: they were named provisional depositaries of autonomy until the legitimate monarch returned. However, the attitude of the Spaniards led to the polarization of positions and the Creole elites multiplied, as of 1811, the proclamation, without ambiguity.