Why San Martín Is Being Celebrated Today in Argentina
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It is remembered for its great contributions to South American history as the Cross of the Andes and the creation of the Granaderos a Caballo
Vice President Victoria Villarruel paid tribute this Monday to General José de San Martín, 176 years after her death, through a publication on her social networks. After her participation in the 90th edition of ExpoVenado, where she had claimed to eliminate the retentions in the countryside and industry, she again expressed a differentiated position within the ruling party. Villarruel highlighted the military trajectory of San Martín, his role i…
Buenos Aires – 17 August 2026 – Total News Agency – TNA 176 years after the death of General José Francisco de San Martín, the figure of the Liberator retains a dimension that goes far beyond school iconography: he was a professional soldier trained for more than two decades on European battlefields, fought against forces from France, Great Britain, Portugal and Muslim troops from North Africa, reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Span…
This Monday is a holiday in Argentina for the 176th anniversary of the death of General José Francisco de San Martín. On this warm and pleasant day, many people took the opportunity to cross the international bridge San Roque González de Santa Cruz, between Posadas and Encarnación. Throughout the morning, there was and is an intense movement so much vehicular through the squares of the Centro de Frontera and the international train that cause so…
The vice president reminded the Liberator 176 years after her death and highlighted her role in the independence campaigns of Argentina, Chile and Peru. She also claimed her military legacy and her defense of independence. Read more
A Zuban-Córdoba survey revealed that 54.1% of Argentines perceive a greater presence of “national sovereignty” in society, but 65.7% consider that this value is absent in the decisions of the Milei Government. Every 17 August, Argentina recalls José de San Martín, the military who forged the independence of half a continent and that history consecrated as the “Father of the Fatherland”.
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