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Growing Up
Jose san de martin was transferred to Spain with his family. He studied noble seminary of Madrid and his military career in Murcia. He served in the army of Spain in the wars against the french. -
Goes to Buenos Aires
Jose san de martin was transferred to Spain with his family. He studied noble seminary of Madrid and his military career in Murcia. He served in the army of Spain in the wars against the french. -
Becoming a Lieutenant
The government of accepts the services of San martin and makes him a lieutenant. They order him to make a cavalry corps. It would be regiment of the Mounted Grenadiers. -
Battle near Ravines
The grenadier fought and won near the ravines of Lorenzo against the disembark Spanish army. They had arrived with several ships from Montevideo. -
Takes Control
San martin takes control of the north army. He took it from general Belgrano. General Belgrano had returned from defeat from alto Peru now the republic of Bolivia. -
Crossing of Army
The crossing of the army starts. There were 4,000 men of infantry artillery and cavalry. They split in two columns by the passage of Los patos and the one of uspallata. -
Night Attack
a disembarked 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 Cancharrayada and general O'Higgins was wounded. -
Expeditionary
On August 20 1820 the expeditionary Argentine Chilean army sets sail from Valparaiso to Peru. San de martin enters the city of Lima and proclaims independence. He is designated as the protective of Peru. -
Interview
San martin interviews with Simon bolivar. In the city of Guayaquil. They both meet liberators of south america. -
Embarking to France
displeased by the civil wars in the Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata. He embarked for France with his little daughter, Mercedes. There he lived until his death, on august 17, 1850.
