The purpose of such a deception would have been to gain time to strengthen the position of the patriotic cause and avoid reactions that may have led to a counter-revolution, by making it appear that monarchical authority was still respected and that no revolution had taken place.
O propósito de tal engano sería gañar tempo para reforzar a posición da causa patriótica e evitar reaccións que puidesen levar a unha contrarrevolución, facendo parecer que a autoridade monárquica aínda era respectada e que ningunha revolución ocorría .