José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín (
25 February,
1778 –
17 August,
1850), was an
Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from
Spain. Born on
February 25,
1778 in
Yapeyú, he left his mother country at an early age and studied in
Madrid,
Spain where he met and befriended
Chilean Bernardo O'Higgins. In 1808, after joining the Spanish forces to fight against the
French, and participating in several battles such as the
Battle of Bailén and
Battle of Albuera, San Martín started making contact with South American supporters of independence.
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