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Jose de san martin
Born Feb 25 1778 Yapeyú, Argentina -
Jose de san martin and his family
Jose de san martin moved to spain with his family at a young age because of milllitary -
French war
Helped fight French forces in the Peninsular War and had acquired the rank of lieutenant colonel -
Retirement
Resigns from the army and continutes being a father then goes back to the millitary -
His wife and kids
Met his wife María de los Remedios de Escalada and had a daughter named Tomasa María de las Mercedes y Escalada de San Martín -
secured the governorship of the province of Cuyo at the foot of the Andes in 1814.
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January 1817 San Martín led his army of Argentines and fugitives from Chile over the Andes
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chile war
Made Chile completely free of Spanish troops by May 15, 1818 -
Chile War
fought in war with chile -
Peru war
Jose fought in peru and won peace for spain and freedom -
Death
died at age 72, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France