He led the three-man junta that oversaw the transition to a democratic government, although he was personally reluctant to allow the elected President Juan José Arévalo to take office in 1945.
Ia memimpin junta tiga orang yang memberikan peralihan menuju pemerintahan demokratis, meskipun ia secara pribadi kurang suka saat presiden terpilih Juan José Arévalo menjabat pada 1945.