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José de San Martín
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Mercedes … this is the exhaustion of death. Mariano — back to my room.
— Last words, during a fatal heart attack (17 August 1850), as reported in Captain of the Andes : The Life of José de San Martín, Liberator
José de San Martín
Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)
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Lived 1778–1850, aged 72Argentina
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He led armies over the Andes to break Spain's hold on three countries, then walked away from power at the summit of victory — disappearing into exile after a single closed-door meeting that historians still argue about.
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Born in Yapeyú in 1778, José de San Martín left the Río de la Plata at seven for military schooling in Spain. He fought for Spain in the Peninsular War until 1808, when he contacted independence supporters in London and changed sides. By 1812 he'd sailed to Buenos Aires and taken command. After the Battle of San Lorenzo and a stint leading the Army of the North in 1814, he built a new force — the Army of the Andes — in Cuyo Province and executed a plan to strike Peru from an unexpected direction. He crossed the Andes into Chile, won at Chacabuco and Maipú in 1818, then sailed north to Lima. On…
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José de San Martín
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Your coarse impudence in making me a proposition to employ my sword in a civil war is simply incomprehensible. You insolent scoundrel!
— Response of a request by José de la Riva Agüero for support in a revolution against the Peruvian congress in 1823, as quoted in Captain of
José de San Martín
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I have witnessed the declaration of independence of the States of Chile and Peru.
— Farewell address to the Peruvian people (20 September 1822), as quoted in Captain of the Andes : The Life of José de San Martín, Liberator
José de San Martín
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The remarkable protection granted to the Army of the Andes by its Patron and General, Our Lady of Cuyo, cannot fail to be observed.
— Letter to the superior of the Franciscans at Cuyo (12 August 1818), as quoted in "Virgin of Cuyo" in The Catholic Encyclopedia (1914)
José de San Martín
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One should be under no illusions as to the future of the Old World. The real contest in the present day is purely social.
— Letter to a General Pinto, as quoted in Captain of the Andes : The Life of José de San Martín, Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru
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