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parents
His parents were Juan de san Martin and Gregoria Matorras Del Ser. -
Birth
Jose De San Martin was born February 25,1778,Yapeyu,Argentina. -
Last son
José de San Martin was the last son of Juan de San Martín, who was not so successful as a Spanish soldier. José de San Martín followed his father’s footsteps by starting his military career at age 11, which was the required age to be enrolled the Regiment of Murcia. He began as a cadet in the Murcia Infantry Unit and went from there military-wise. -
argentine general
José de San Martín was an Argentine general and was involved in the Spanish American Wars of Independence. He helped lead revolutions against Spanish rule in countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Peru. -
working together
Simon Bolivar and Jose de san martin fought with each other during the war. -
Battle of Maipu
On April 5, 1818, Argentine General José de San Martín defeated a mighty army of Spanish and royalists near the Maipú River in Chile. The loss was a devastating one for the royalist cause, as almost the entire army was killed or captured. The battle marks the end of Spanish power in Chile. -
Protector
Protector of Peru on July 28,1821,Peru officially declared Independance and on August 3rd Jose martin was named Protector of peru and set about setting up government.he gave rules to freeing slaves,and giving freedom to the peruvian Indians. -
life
By September of 1822 he was out of Peru and back in Chile. When he heard that his beloved wife Remedios was ill, he hastened back to Argentina but she died before he reached her side. San Martín soon decided that he was better off elsewhere, and took his young Daughter Mercedes to Europe. They settled in France -
retirement
Retirement he returned from Peru and was also named king of Peru for the stuff he did while their.Also returned to his wife and children -
death
Jose de san Martin died in August 17th,1850 at Boulogne-Sur Mer,france because of a illness.
