José de San Martín
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José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, 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 su
Late 1820s painting
The Surrender of Bailén by José Casado del Alisal. The Battle of Bailén in 1808 was one of the most important battles fought by José de San Martín in the Peninsular War.
Arrival of San Martín and Carlos María de Alvear to Buenos Aires, aboard the frigate George Canning.
José de San Martín, trapped under his dead horse during the battle of San Lorenzo, is saved by Juan Bautista Cabral.
Bernardo O'Higgins
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Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean military officer, statesman and a major leader of Chile's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. He was the second Supreme Director of
José de San Martín
…proposed a regular-sized army, simply to reinforce Chile, but changed to propose a larger one, to liberate the country from the occupation. Chileans Bernardo O'Higgins, José Miguel Carrera, Luis Carrera and Manuel Rodríguez, the leaders of the deposed Chilean rule, sought refugee in Cuyo, along with their armies…
Portrait by José Gil de Castro
Ambrosio O'Higgins, Bernardo's father, whom he never met
José Miguel Carrera, with whom O'Higgins had an ongoing feud
O'Higgins' Charge at the Battle of Rancagua