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See all related content →. José de San Martín, (born February 25, 1778, Yapeyú, viceroyalty of Río de la Plata [now in Argentina]—died August 17, 1850, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France), Argentine soldier, statesman, and national hero who helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina (1812), Chile (1818), and Peru (1821).

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José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras [3] (Yapeyú, Virreinato del Río de la Plata; 25 de febrero de 1778–Boulogne-sur-Mer, Francia; 17 de agosto de 1850) [4] fue un militar y político argentino, y uno de los libertadores de Argentina, Chile y Perú.

José de San Martín, (born Feb. 25, 1778, Yapeyú, Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata—died Aug. 17, 1850, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Fr.), National hero of Argentina who helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina (1812), Chile (1818), and Peru (1821). Son of a professional soldier and colonial administrator, he was educated in Spain.

José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín (February 25, 1778 – August 17, 1850), was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain . Born on February 25, 1778, in Yapeyú, Corrientes, he left his mother country at the early ...

Fast Facts: José Francisco de San Martín. Known For : Leading or helping lead the liberations of Argentina, Chile and Peru from Spain. Born: February 25, 1778 in Yapeyu, Province of Corrientes, Argentina. Parents: Juan de San Martín and Gregoria Matorras. Died : August 17, 1850 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

José de San Martín is the national hero of Argentina, Chile and Peru, and along with Simón Bolívar, the most important Libertador of the Spanish American Wars of Independence.For this reason, he is homaged and depicted in several cultural works of those countries, and even internationally. He led the Campaign across the Andes from Argentina to Chile which has been studied around the world ...

José de San Martín (1778–1850) was one of the fathers of South American independence and sought the creation of an alliance of nations in South America. Argentinean citizens gave this equestrian monument to the United States in 1925, and the bronze plaque on the back of the sculpture likens San Martín to George Washington because they ...