1778 - 1850
Jose de San Martin was born February 25, 1778 in the town Yapeui, in what is now Argentina. His parents were Spaniards. Father Jose, Juan de San Martin, was a professional soldier. When Josö? was six years old, his family moved to Spain, where in 1785 Jose was in seminary in Madrid. In 1789 he quit the seminary and joined the Cadets, having begun his brilliant military career.
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