Libertadores
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Libertadores were the principal Latin American leaders of the wars of independence from Spain and from Portugal. They are named that way in contrast with the Conquistadores.
The Guayaquil conference (1822) between Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín, the greatest libertadores (liberators) of Spanish America.
Pedro I became known as the libertador (liberator) of Brazil.
Emilio Aguinaldo
Francisco Burdett O’Connor
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
Libertadores
…The Guayaquil conference (1822) between Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín, the greatest libertadores (liberators) of Spanish America. Libertadores (Spanish pronunciation: , "Liberators") were the principal Latin American…
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.