José de San Martín

World Leader

Birthday February 25, 1778

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Argentina

DEATH DATE Aug 17, 1850 (72)

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About

An Argentine Military Commander who ruled over all of southern South America after claiming independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821. He is considered a national hero in Peru and Argentina.

Before Fame

In 1808 he began involvement in the movement towards independence from Spain after the Peninsular War.

Trivia

He helped establish the Army of the Andes, in Cuyo Province, Argentina to help win independence from Spain.

Family Life

He married a gentry woman named Maria de los Remedios de Escalada in 1812 and they had a daughter together named Merecedes Tomasa San Martín y Escalada in 1816.

Associated With

He is second only to Simón Bolívar in importance to the South American Revolution.