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Jose de San Martin

- **__Basic Information__** o Current City: Buenos Aires, Argentina o Hometown: Yapeyu, Argentina o Sex: Male o Birthday: February 25, 1778 o Political Views: Radical o Religious Views: Roman Catholic o Bio: I, Jose de San Martin, am an Argentine general who fought for the independence of many Latin American countries. Born in Yapeyu, Argentina into a rather wealthy Spanish family, I was one of five children. My father was a professional soldier and colonial administrator. I moved to Spain when I was six, where both my parents were from. For twenty years after schooling, I was an officer for the Spanish monarch. I fought for the Spanish against the Moors in 1791, the British in 1798, and the Portugese in 1801. When fighting against the British, I was held as a slave for over a year. Years after fighting for the Spanish government, I realized my real place in society, and escaped to Buenos Aires to help Argentina gain independence from Spain. I also led the independence movement in the army for Chile in 1817 with the help of Bernardo O'Higgins. Together with O'Higgins, we led our army along the long stretch of the Andes Mountains. We won in the Battle of Chacabuco and in a battle near the Maipo River. I was crowned leader of Chile, but turned the leadership over to Bernardo O'Higgins, which I later discovered was a mistake, as he became an extreme dictator. I later met with Simon Bolivar to discuss the independence of Peru as well. After this meeting, I resigned from protectorship of Peru, and let Bolivar deal with the revolution for the independence of Peru. To deal with the sadness of my wife's death, I soon after moved to live in Brussels, Paris with my beloved daughter and granddaughter for the remainder of my days. I left everything of my possession to my daughter and my sister, Maria Elena. I am known as the Liberator of Chile and Argentina, and the Protector of Peru. o Favorite Quotations: "//Every generation needs a new revolution" ~Thomas Jefferson// "//I don't think nationalism alone is holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things" ~Peter Singer "A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history." ~Mohandas Gandhi // - **__Relationships__** o Mother: Gregoria Matorras o Father: Juan de San Martin o Daughters: Mercedes de San Martin o Sons: None o Brothers: Two brothers o Sisters: Two sisters, Maria Elena

- **__Likes and Interest__** o Activities: Military, leadership, spending time with my daughter o Interests: Independence, helping the citizens of my country and surrounding countries o Music: Revolution by the Beatles, Change by Taylor Swift o Books: __The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt__ by Albert Camus, __Animal Farm__ by George Orwell o Movies: "Avatar", "Birth Of Civilization" o Television: The Rebel, Survivor

- **__Education and Work__** o High School: Nobles' Seminary in Madrid o College/University: Royal Academy o Employer: Military of Spanish Crown, later an Independence Leader of the Rebels, Peru's Protector

ALBUM 1: Argentina ALBUM 2: Chile with Bernardo O'Higgins ALBUM 3: Peru with Simon Bolivar __Groups__** Click here to find a group to join! You must join 10 groups from this site and this site only!! - EXPLANATION: DadTalk is a group designed for father figures to help with communication with their daughters. It is based off of the book by Joe Kelly titled Dads & Daughters. This group would be helpful to me because I love my daughter more than anyone else. Some say I may spoil her by treating her like the queen, and doing the same to my granddaughters. GROUP 2: El Club de Los Argentinos - EXPLANATION: This group was designed to unite the people of Argentina. The club brings together the people with a strong sense of a nationalism for Argentina. I joined this group because it describes my feelings of love for Argentina, and it makes me happy to see all the people that appreciate my independence movements. It's great to see that the love for my country will never cease! GROUP 3: Motherless Daughters Online Support - EXPLANATION: When my wife died, I entered a period of sadness as my daughter did also. I decided to live the rest of my life with my daughter and her daughter, and we all dearly missed my wife. This group is designed to help daughters without a mother cope with the loss, and gives advice to the father of the daugther as well. Joining this group will help me raise my daughter and granddaughter without my wife. GROUP 4: MilitaryLove - EXPLANATION: Because I was in the military, I thought this group would help me share my feelings about being in the military. In this group, people honor those who are currently off at war, and share ideas and thoughts about their loved ones. I thought my input in this group would be helpful because the people could understand what it is truly like to be off at war and missing your families. The group can help people find penpals who are military personnel to help them stay connected to home. GROUP 5: CentroEstudios - EXPLANATION: The group CentroEstudios was formed by people who live in Chile. The people can comment about their love for their country, and their hopes for its future. I joined this group to share my pride and patriotism for Chile, even though it is not my hometown. I am proud to have fought for independence with them, and love to see that it was worthwhile. GROUP 6: resistenceiacivilexterior - EXPLANATION: I joined this group because it was a group that supported the basic civil rights of all people. I believe that all people should receive human rights, which was part of the reason I helped Peru, Chile, and Argentina fight for their independence. The citizens of these countries deserved civil rights that they were not getting from Spanish rule, and I believe that independence helped them receive these rights. GROUP 7: MacroPeru - EXPLANATION: The group MacroPeru was made for people from Peru to discuss the current events. The group discusses topics such as the economy of Peru. Group members are permitted to ask any questions, and other group members will try to answer it or discuss it. By joining this group, I am opening myself up to the current issues in Peru to keep up wth what is going on in the counties I fought for. GROUP 8: Preceptleader - EXPLANATION: This group is devoted to bible studies and Christianity. My religion taught me to keep faith in myself and strive for my goals. Without my religion, I don't know if I would have been able to keep hope during the tough times at battle. I joined this group to remind myself of the importance of religion in my life. GROUP 9: Neustramerica - EXPLANATION: I became a member of this group because it praises and discusses the new life in South America. It looks up to role models such as Simon Bolivar, who was at one point my strong ally. This group embraces the new unity and freedom within each country in South America. The group reminds me of my work that has and still continues to benefit others every day. GROUP 10: Economic-rebels - EXPLANATION: I joined this group to remind myself of my motivation as a soldier. When I decided to side with te rebels, tensions were high, and it was much tougher to control than the Spanish army. My motivation to be a rebel was a better life for the citizens of the countries I was helping. The rebellion was successful in gaining freedom for Peru, Argentina, and Chile, which I hope serves as motivation for future rebels.
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__Quizzes__ Click here to find a quiz to take! **You must take at least 5 quizzes from this site and this site only!! - RESULTS- Thunderstorm: Your internal weather forecast shows high winds, heavy rain, thunder and lightning - EXPLANATION- This seems like the accurate result for this test because it quizzed my personality. The questions the quiz asked had answers that were to the extremes for the most part, so I chose the violent answers in most of them. I live life on the edge and have a tendency to be irritable. My anger boils up, but I can easily let it out on the battle field. I will do anything to fight for independenc for my country.
 * QUIZ 1: What type of weather are you?

QUIZ 2: What type of feeling are you? - RESULTS- Timer Country: You're the knd of person that likes to be outdoors and a little bit of dust don't do you harm. You have good working skills and you are a great example of someone who shows perserverence. - EXPLANATION- This result suits my personality and lifestyle. Being in the military and growing up with an officer, I am used to the life of the outdoors. My perserverence is what has gotten me to be successful in my life for the people around me. My working skills have lead me to my position as the Liberator of both Argentina and Chile, and the Protector of Peru.

QUIZ 3: What fruit are you? - RESULTS- Pear: You always reach high to achieve your goals. You love the outdoors and care for your famiy a lot! - EXPLANATION- Every aspect of this result describes who I am. I love the outdoors because I have to live in it to be in the military! I also do reach high to achieve goals which is partly the reason for my successes. If I had not aimed for high goals, I would not have been able to achieve the indepence for the countries I helped. My sister, my daughter, and my granddaughter mean the world to me; which shows the love for my family!

QUIZ 4: Which Winter Olympian are you? - RESULTS- Seth Westscott: Won back to back gold! - EXPLANATION- The results for this quiz match the achievements of my life. I have in a way won "back to back gold" by winning the independence of both Argentina and Chile and Peru! My position as Liberator of these countries would serve as an Olympian's gold medals. Having won more than one is an honor, as is my title as Liberator for Argentina and Chile.

QUIZ 5: Are you a leader or a follower? - RESULTS- A leader: You don't let anyone boss you around. People follow you not vice versa so don't cave now! - EXPLANATION- Because I am known as the Liberator of two countries, I would classify myself as a leader. These results show that I am a leader, and other people of the world follow the path I take. For these reasons, it was not difficult to manage my army forces into defeating the Spanish army for freedom and independence. My leadership skills have led me to have successfully completed the goals that I have achieved.**

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