GENERAL JOSE DE SAN MARTIN: HIS LIFE.
BIRTH DATE25th February, 1778.
PLACE OF BIRTHYapeyu, Corrientes, Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata (now Argentina).
EARLY LIFEHe served as a soldier for the Spanish crown.
RETURN TO BUENOS AIRES1812: He joined the forces fighting for liberation.
FIRST VICTORIESIn Chile (1817-1818).
LIBERATION OF CHILE AND PERUHe crossed the Andes and freed Chile. He freed Peru by sea.
RESIGNATION AND EXILE1822: He resigned his protectorship and military command and went into voluntary exile.
DATE OF DEATH17th August, 1850.
PLACE OF DEATHBoulogne-Sur-Mer, France.