"José de San Martín … was an enigmatic figure — a revolutionary and a conservative, a professional soldier and an intellectual, a taciturn man who nevertheless was able to inspire the peoples of South America to follow his armies and accept his battle strategies. One of the great leaders in the wars for independence, he was a pivotal force in the liberation of Chile and Peru from Spanish rule."
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AbolitionistsHeads of stateLatin American revolutionariesFounding FathersMilitary leaders from Argentina
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Book overview by Yale Press of San Martin : Argentine Soldier, American Hero (2009) by John Lynch
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