José de San Martín

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José de San Martín was an Argentine general and key liberator of southern South America, leading the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru from Spanish rule.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf general
human
military leader
national hero
battle Battle of Chacabuco
Battle of Maipú
Battle of San Lorenzo
Crossing of the Andes
Peruvian War of Independence
birthDate 1778-02-25
birthPlace Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Yapeyú
burialPlace Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
child Mercedes Tomasa de San Martín
citizenship Argentina
Spain
commanded Army of the Andes
commemoratedBy General San Martín Memorials in Argentina
statues and monuments across Latin America
countryOfService Argentina
Chile
Peru
Spain
deathDate 1850-08-17
deathPlace Boulogne-sur-Mer
France
familyName San Martín
founded Army of the Andes
fullName José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras
givenName José
hasCauseOfDeath natural causes
honorificTitle Libertador of Argentina
Libertador of Chile
Libertador of Peru
ideology republicanism
militaryRank general
movement Latin American wars of independence
notableFor leading the independence of Argentina
leading the independence of Chile
leading the independence of Peru
liberation campaigns in southern South America
occupation general
soldier
officeHeld Protector of Peru
planned Crossing of the Andes
positionHeld Supreme Protector of the Freedom of Peru
servedIn Argentine patriot forces
Army of the Andes
Spanish Army
spouse Remedios de Escalada


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