After this alleged armed uprising against the government, Yáñez ordered the prison guards to assassinate Jorge Córdova with four shots from a firearm in retaliation and punishment. Minutes later, Yáñez received the report from the sentinels that the entrusted mission had already been completed and that he had not been shot six instead of four times. Thus ended the life of former president Córdova, the son-in-law and staunchest supporter of Belzu.
