Why is Liberator Day celebrated

Every August 17 is celebrated in Argentina , the Day of the Liberator , General José San Martín, Father of the Nation and Liberator of America . This year 2021, 171 years of the Passage to the Immortality of General José San Martín are commemorated, a celebration that is a national holiday and that this year is commemorated on August 16.

Why is Liberator Day celebrated on August 17?

The reason why on August 17 is celebrated the Day of the Liberator or the Step to Immortality of General San José Martín is because on this day, but in 1850, the greatest Argentine hero died at the age of 72, in his home in Boulogne-sur Mer in France, surrounded by his loved ones.

Due to the importance in our history and in the construction of national identity, his remains were repatriated in 1880 and currently, they rest in a mausoleum built inside the Our Lady of Peace chapel, located in the Metropolitan Cathedral of the city of Buenos Aires. Aires.

General José San Martín , was born in the city of Yapeyú, Corrientes, on February 25, 1778. In addition to being one of the greatest architects of the Independence of Argentina in 1816, he is also remembered as a liberator in Peru where he holds the titles of "Founder of Liberty", "Founder of the Republic" and "Generalissimo de las Armas". In Chile, the army has distinguished him with the rank of Captain General.