[Unveiled 1951]
1778-1850
b. Yapeyú, in present-day Argentina •
d. Boulogne, France Sculptor: Louis Joseph Daumas • France
Gift from Buenos Aires
Along Central Park South,
at Artists' Gate, an
elevated
statue of José de San Martín, the South
American revolutionary can be seen mounted
on his military horse.
Considered one of the greatest heroes of
South American independence, he helped
lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in
Argentina (1812), Chile (1818), and Peru
(1821).
He is depicted as a revolutionary leader,
pointing out toward the next frontier in the
battle for liberation.
