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Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.
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1809–1826 war against Spanish rule
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José de San Martín
Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)
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Colonial empire between 1492 and 1976
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