17 de agosto

1850. Death of Liberator José de San Martín

17 August commemorates the death, in 1850, of General José de San Martín (1778-1850), one of the leading figures of South American independence. Known as the Liberator, he led the military campaigns that secured the independence of Argentina, Chile and Peru from Spanish rule. He is regarded as the Father of the Argentine Nation and one of the country’s greatest national heroes.