Bartolomé Mitre, Argentine general and president, wrote this history around the life of José de San Martín. It follows him from service in Spain to Buenos Aires in 1812, the secret Lautaro Lodge, the battle of San Lorenzo, the war in Upper Peru, the rise and fall of the first Chilean revolution and his preparations in Cuyo to cross the Andes.
The classic Latin American account of independence, condensed into English for general readers. Download the free EPUB.