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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José de San Martín has received more than 1,797,452 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). José de San Martín is the 161st most popular military personnel (down from 152nd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 13th 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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  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.93

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, José de San Martín ranks 161 out of 1,468. Before him are Chūichi Nagumo, Helmuth Weidling, Mardonius, Semyon Budyonny, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and Alfred von Schlieffen. After him are Rudolf Abel, Gertrude Bell, Andrey Vlasov, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Abraha, and Pyotr Bagration.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1778, José de San Martín ranks 6. Before him are Louis Bonaparte, Marie Thérèse of France, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Humphry Davy, and Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. After him are Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Fernando Sor, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Bernardo O'Higgins, and Clemens Brentano. Among people deceased in 1850, José de San Martín ranks 8. Before him are Louis Philippe I, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, William Wordsworth, Daoguang Emperor, Zachary Taylor, and Báb. After him are Marie Tussaud, Frédéric Bastiat, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Louise of Orléans, Robert Peel, and Lin Zexu.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, José de San Martín ranks 15 out of 1,019. Before him are Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Martha Argerich (1941), Lionel Messi (1987), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), and Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931). After him are Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Omar Sívori (1935), Mercedes Sosa (1935), Carlos Menem (1930), Leopoldo Galtieri (1926), and Mario Kempes (1954).

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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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