When and where was José de San Martín born?
José de San Martín was born on the 25th of February 1778 in the town of Yapeyú within the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. His father Juan served as lieutenant governor for that department.
Questions about José de San Martín
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How did José de San Martín organize the Army of the Andes?
José de San Martín organized the Army of the Andes by drafting citizens capable of bearing arms alongside slaves between ages sixteen and thirty while increasing mining operations to extract lead copper saltpeter sulfur and borax. The army grew to five thousand men with ten thousand mules and fifteen hundred horses by late 1816.
What were the results of the Battle of Chacabuco led by José de San Martín?
The Battle of Chacabuco began on the 12th of February 1817 near Santiago de Chile and resulted in six hundred royalists dead and five hundred captured. Only twelve soldiers died in the Army of the Andes while one hundred twenty were injured during this engagement.
On what date did José de San Martín declare Peruvian independence?
José de San Martín declared Peruvian independence on the 28th of July 1821 during an open cabildo meeting in Lima. This declaration followed a naval operation from Chile that landed at Paracas two hundred kilometers south of Lima on the 7th of September 1820.
When and where did José de San Martín die?
José de San Martín died at three o'clock on the 17th of August 1850 in Boulogne-sur-Mer France. He had moved there after leaving Paris due to health issues and the French revolution of 1848.