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When he was born
Jose de San Martin was born in February 25, 1778 in Yapeyu, Argentina -
Family standings
He was the fifth and last son of Juan de San Martín a unsuccessful british soldier -
Moving!
After moving to Madrid he could not get a promotion for the new job he had gotten -
Study, Study
He went to San Martín and enrolled in Málaga's school of temporalities, beginning his studies in 1785 -
11 years old and in the military?!
When he hit the required age of 11 he began a military career as a infantry unit -
Fights
San Martín took part in several Spanish campaigns in Africa, fighting in Melilla and in Oran against the Moors in 1791, among others. -
Promote
His rank was raised to Sub-Lieutenant in 1793, at the age of 15 -
More fights
He continued to fight Portugal on the side of Spain in the War of the Oranges in 1801 and he was promoted to captain in 1804 -
Men fall and others rise
At the outbreak of the Peninsular War in 1808, San Martín was named adjutant of Francisco María Solano Ortiz de Rosas. Rosas, suspected of being an Afrancesado, was killed by a popular uprising -
The end of his days
He died August 17, 1850, of natural causes in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
