Biography:Argentine general and a key leader of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire that led to independence in Argentina, Chile and Peru.
1812-09-12 Revolutionary leader Jose de San Martin (33) weds María de los Remedios de Escalada at Buenos Aires Cathedral in Argentina
Historical Events
1817-01-18 Argentine general José de San Martín leads a revolutionary army over the Andes to attack Spanish royalists in Chile
1818-03-16 Second Battle of Cancha Rayada - Spanish forces defeat Chileans under José de San Martín
1818-04-05 Battle of Maipú: Chile's independence movement led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead
1821-10-08 The government of General José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy
Bobby Sands
Comte de Mirabeau
Emilio Aguinaldo
Ethan Allen
Karl Marx
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