María de los Remedios de Escalada y La Quintana, commonly known as Remedios de Escalada, was the wife of the leader of the Argentine War of Independence, General José de San Martín.
Portrait of Escalada by Jean André Charles Durand
Replica of the banner designed by Sñra. San Martín for the Army of the Andes; it was later made the official flag of Mendoza Province.
Recoleta tomb of Sñra. San Martín
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Bernardino de la Trinidad González Rivadavia was the first President of Argentina, then called the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, from February 8, 1826 to June 27, 1827.
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…ties with the aristocracy of the city. Even so, San Martin had conflicts with his political family, by rejecting their aristocratic ways. A dinner with Bernardino Rivadavia ended in an incident between them. They married on September 12, 1812, in a private ceremony at the Buenos Aires cathedral. Remedios was aged 14 at…
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Bust of Bernardino Rivadavia in the city of América, Buenos Aires Province.
Plaque honoring Bernardino Rivadavia in Cádiz, Spain.
Mausoleum of Bernardino Rivadavia in Plaza Miserere, Buenos Aires.