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JOSE' DE - THE KNIGHT OF THE ANDES.
One of the principal liberators of South America from Spanish rule was Jose de . He is also known as Argentina's liberator, and was one of the principal revolutionary fighters against royalist forces in South America. He was a master of military strategy, a skill which led him to success. became a national hero in many South American countries, particularly in Argentina, where he also had strong personal ties, as he was born there, and enforced his ties by later marrying an Argentine. In this paper, I will discuss the biography of , a person who made important history in colonial America.
Jose de was born on February 25, 1778 in Yapey'u, located in ...

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and 1811.
Even though was loyal towards his mother country (Spain) when he fought against Napoleon, he disliked the traditional absolute monarchy and the existing colonial system. In 1811, he decided to resign from Spanish service. After meeting revolutionary Spanish Americans in London, England, he sailed for Buenos Aires, and was almost immediately taken into service in the revolutionary regime. As a very experienced soldier, he was a great asset in the revolutionary movement in South America.
Upon his arrival in Buenos Aires in March 1812, he was given the task of organizing an armed force to be used against the Spanish royalists in Peru. These royalists were threatening the government of Argentina, thus endangering the opposition movement in the country. appears to have always felt that he was tied to the country he was born. He "Reinforced these ties when he married Maria de los Remedios Escalada in September, 1812." Maria came from an Argentine upper-class family of ...

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Added: 9/21/2006 10:04:03 PM
Category: Biographies
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