biography
| name: |
San Martín, José de
|
pronunciation:
[san mah(r)teen]
| sex:
| male
|
| lived:
| (1778–1850)
|
| biography:
| South American patriot, born in Yapeyú, NE Argentina. He played a major role in winning independence from Spain for Argentina, Chile, and Peru. In 1817 he led an army across the Andes into Chile, defeating the Spanish at Chacubuco (1817) and Maipó (1818). He then captured Lima, and became Protector of Peru (1821), but resigned the following year after failing to reach an agreement with Bolívar, and died an exile in France. |
|
|
