The Order of the Liberator General San Martín ( es, Orden del Libertador General San Martín) is the highest decoration in Argentina. It is awarded to foreign politicians or military, deemed worthy of the highest recognition from Argentina. It is granted by the sitting President of Argentina.

History

It owes its name to General

José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and centr ...

, called Father of the Nation and Liberator. The original design was made by the Argentine engineer and sculptor Ángel Eusebio Ibarra García. It was created by Decree No. 5,000 of August 17,

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...

; amended by Law No. 13. 202 of May 21, 1948; which in turn was repealed by Decree Law No. 16.628 of December 17,

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...

, which recreates the Order. The modifications introduced were only in the form. The regulations still in force were approved by Decree No. 16,643 of December 18,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

Grades

The Grades are: * ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR

Collar ( es, Collar) * ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR

Grand Cross ( es, Gran Cruz) * ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Officer BAR

Grand Officer ( es, Gran Oficial) * ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Commander BAR

Commander ( es, Comendador) * ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Officer BAR

Officer ( es, Oficial) * ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Knight BAR

Member ( es, Caballero)

Notable Recipients

References

External links

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History of San Martín
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Sanmartinian National Institute
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