Ep. 3. General Jose de San Martin: The Unknown Hero of South America. Part One
Jose de San Martin , champion of the " guerra de la independencia" , was an Argentine General, provincial governor and innovative commander who played a key role in the liberation of the viceroyalties and colonies of Latin America from the Spanish Crown in their post-Napoleonic struggle for independence. His youth was spent training as a professional soldier and his early career saw him first fighting with Napoleon's French forces against the Portuguese; then against them, as Napoleon revoked hi...
