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.
Predmet je više puta bio uzrok sukoba na bojnim poljima do 1880., kada je stvar izglađena federalizacijom grada, a grad postao sjedištem vlade s gradonačelnikom kojega postavlja predsjednik.