MILITARY PERSONNEL

José de San Martín

1778 - 1850

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José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ðe sam maɾˈtin] ; 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850), nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain. In 1808, after taking part in the Peninsular War against France, San Martín contacted South American supporters of independence from Spain in London. In 1812, he set sail for Buenos Aires and offered his services to the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, present-day Argentina and other countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José de San Martín is the 89th most popular military personnel (up from 145th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Military Personnel.

José de San Martín is most famous for leading the independence movement in Argentina and Chile, and for being the first president of Argentina.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, José de San Martín ranks 89 out of 2,058. Before him are Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Klaus Barbie, Wild Bill Hickok, Vasily Arkhipov, Ivan Konev, and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder. After him are Subutai, Alexander Suvorov, Albert Kesselring, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Walther von Brauchitsch, and Wilhelm Canaris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1778, José de San Martín ranks 6. Before him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Marie Thérèse of France, Louis Bonaparte, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, and Humphry Davy. After him are Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Bernardo O'Higgins, and Clemens Brentano. Among people deceased in 1850, José de San Martín ranks 4. Before him are Honoré de Balzac, Louis Philippe I, and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac. After him are Zachary Taylor, William Wordsworth, Báb, Daoguang Emperor, Marie Tussaud, Louise of Orléans, Frédéric Bastiat, and Lin Zexu.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, José de San Martín ranks 12 out of 1,154. Before him are Eva Perón (1919), Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), and Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931). After him are Lionel Messi (1987), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Martha Argerich (1941), Daniel Barenboim (1942), Diego Simeone (1970), and Omar Sívori (1935).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Argentina

Among military personnels born in Argentina, José de San Martín ranks 1. After him are Tamara Bunke (1937), Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (1903), Emilio Eduardo Massera (1925), and Alfredo Astiz (1951).

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