he argued for immediately attacking the garrison of 230 troops at Puerto Alonso (now Porto Acre), Plácido de Castro was persuaded to first take the outpost at Xapuri.He entered Xapuri with 33 men in the early morning of 6 August 1902 and captured the sleeping garrison without spilling blood.On 7 August 1902 he issued a manifesto proclaiming that Acre was independent.After further fighting the last Bolivian forces surrender at what is now Porto Acre on 24 January 1903.

The village of Xapuri was officially