The issue was fought out more than once on the battlefield, until the matter was finally settled in 1880 when the city was federalized and became the seat of government, with its mayor appointed by the president.
Otázka štatútu mesta sa niekoľkokrát riešila aj na bojovom poli, až kým sa tento problém konečne nevyriešil v roku 1880, kedy bolo mesto federalizované, stalo sa sídlom vlády a starosta mesta bol do úradu menovaný prezidentom.