Birth of Jose de San Martin
Birth of Jose de San Martin
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jose de San Martin Biography and Timeline
Follow Jose de San Martin through 21 dated historical records for Argentina.
Jose de San Martin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
21Distinct records
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1778–1850Years on this page
1778
1812
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the Spanish Army
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the Spanish Army
Role range: 1800-1815
1814
Mobilization
Establishes a military base to fight for Argentinian independence from Spain
1816
Independence of Argentina
Argentina declares independence
1817
Invasion of Chile
Crosses the Andes
Independence of Argentina
Helps defeat the Spanish & colonial forces
Battle of Chacabuco
Defeats a Spanish force in Chile
Capture of Santiago
Helps capture Santiago from the Spanish
General
Appoints his friend Bernado OHiggins as political director of Chile
General
Appoints his friend Bernado OHiggins as political director of Chile
1818
Battle of Cancha-Rayada
General Osorio narrowly defeats San Martin
Battle of Rayad
Defeated by the Spanish & colonial forces
Battle of Maipo
San Martin routs Osorios troops
1820
Invasion of Peru
San Martins forces land at Pisci
1821
Capture of Lima
San Martins forces capture Lima
Independence of Argentina
Proclaims the independence of Peru
Independence of Peru
Proclaims the independence of Peru
1822
Congress of Peru
Resigns because he does not have Bolivars support to hold Perus central highlands
Resignation of Jose de San Martin
Resigns because he does not have Bolivars support to hold Perus central highlands. Does not have support from Simon Bolivar to hold Perus central highlands
1850
Death of Jose de San Martin
Death of Jose de San Martin
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.