Portrait of General Jose de San Martin (1821) by José Gil de Castro. José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín (c. 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.
Portrait of General Jose de San Martin (1821) by José Gil de Castro. José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín (c. 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.