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Born
Born February 25, 1778, in Yapeyu,Argentina his mother was Dona Gregoria Matorras and his father was Don Juan de san martin. They were spanish. -
Military carrer
In 1789, he starts his military career in the regiment of Murcia, He serves in the army of spain up against France wars -
fight/war
In 1808 He fights in the battle of Baylen against Napoleon’s Army, That which had invaded the Peninsula. -
Quit military
After 20 years, In 1811 Jose Quit the military career in Spain. He boarded the ship George Canning from England to Buenos Aires,Where he arrived and met up with friends. -
Takes control of army
In 1814, San Martin takes control of the North army, From the hands of the current general near the time. They both became good friends. Soon after being San Martin in Tucuman, he realized that it was impossible to Beat Lima city, the capital of Peru, that was the center of the Spanish power, by the hilly way of the highs of the Andes. He conceived the idea of crossing the mountain range to Chile and to attack the city of Lima by sea way. -
crossing plan
In 1816, From Mendoza he prepares with little means for the army. All the people contributes with their work and goods to make the dangerous Voyage. He suggest before the government of Buenos Aires to permit to his army the crossing of the Andes to Chile. -
Crossing begins
in January of 1817 the crossing of the army begins. They were around 4000 men of braveness and strongness and belief for a month. They crossed divided into two columns by the passage of Los Patos and the one of Uspallata, and the two columns met in Santa Rosa of the Andes. -
Army
In the first days of 1818, a realistic army from Peru, advanced on the capital of Chile. The 19 of March, in a night attack, the Spanish army defeats the independents in the battle of Cancha Rayada and general OHiggins was wounded. On April 5th they defeated the spanish. That battle ended the spanish effort to take control of chile. -
IMportant mettings and other thins for San martin
On July 26, 1822 San Martin interviews with Simon Bolivar in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. There they meet both liberators of South America, the one of the north and the one of the south. They talk privily by more than four hours. San Martin returns to Lima the night of the 26.
On September 20 of that year meets in Lima the first Congress of Peru and there the Protective resigns to his office. The same day he embarked for Chile and months later crosses the Andes to Mendoza. -
Civil war army
On august 3, 1823 his wife dies in Buenos Aires. The 10 of February of 1824, displeased by the civil wars in the Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata, he embarked for France with his little daughter, Mercedes. -
Death and memories
Died August 17, 1850. He died from a major illness that was unknown. Jose died in Boulogne-sur-mer, France. When he died he was a great Politician Leader. There is a statute to support his journey and great work for the world. The statue is located near triangle park in Washington D.C
