San Martín National Institute

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Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano
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The San Martín National Institute, a replica of the military leader's Le Grand-Bourg home.

The San Martín National Institute (Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano) is a cultural foundation in

Perú
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Overview

The San Martín Institute was founded on April 5, 1933 (the 115th anniversary of the Battle of Maipú), by a member of the Military Officers' Association, Dr. José Pacífico Otero. The Battle of Maipú was a decisive milestone in the Chilean War of Independence and was, consequently, critical to the success of the Argentine War of Independence, as well.[1]

Dr. Otero directed the institute until his death in 1937, and his widow, Manuela Stegmann de Otero, created an endowment in 1941 for the purpose of building a new headquarters. Plans were then drawn up for the reproduction of San Martín's erstwhile home in

Edelmiro Farrell designated it a national institute under the aegis of the Ministry of War; its first proceedings as a national institute were convened on June 27, 1945.[1]

The new headquarters was inaugurated on August 11, 1946, and during the presidency of

University of La Plata, and 1950 was declared the "Year of General San Martín, the Liberator."[1]

The following year saw the unveiling of a monument by local sculptor Ángel Ibarra García in a plaza facing the institute. The monument, known as The Eternal Grandfather, is the only one portraying San Martín in later life. Official support helped the institute open its first overseas affiliate, in

Boulogne-Sur-Mer, where he died in 1850). The institute coordinates its many overseas affiliates.[2]

The Ministry of Defense transferred control over the institute to the Secretariat of Culture during

historical novels written about the enigmatic San Martín in recent decades.[4]

Presidents

President Term
José Pacífico Otero 1933 — 1937
Juan Esteban Vacarezza 1937 — 1941
Laurentino Olascoaga 1941 — 1944
Bartolomé Descalzo 1945 — 1960
José María Castiñeira de Dios 1950 — 1952
Jacinto Yaben 1952 — 1955
Ernesto Florit 1957 — 1965
Carlos Salas 1967 — 1970
Joaquín Aguilar Pinedo 1977 — 1983
Manuel Laprida 1984 — 1989
Tomas Sánchez de Bustamante 1989 — 1991
Diego Soria 1992 - 2012
Eduardo García Caffi 2012 to date

References and external links
  1. ^ a b c Instituto Sanmartiniano: Reseña historica (in Spanish) Archived 2009-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Cronología del instituto (in Spanish) Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Comisión Argentina de Historia Militar (in Spanish) Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ñ: Custodios del mito sanmartiniano (in Spanish)

34°34′50″S 58°24′05″W / 34.58056°S 58.40139°W / -34.58056; -58.40139

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