Shortly before this, the colonists had reached an agreement with Argentina's minister of the interior, Guillermo Rawson, that the colony would be recognized as one of the states of Argentina when its population reached 20,000.
在这之前不久时，这些拓殖者就与阿根廷的内政部长吉列尔莫·罗森达成了协议，那就是当这个殖民地的人口达到了20000人时，它就会被承认为阿根廷的一个省。