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Juan Gregorio de las Heras
1817Feb, 8

Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.

Grand Marshal Juan Gregorio de las Heras (July 11, 1780 – February 15, 1866) was an Argentine soldier who took part in the Spanish American wars of independence and was also a governor of the province of Buenos Aires.

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Events on 1817

  • 19Jan

    Crossing of the Andes

    An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
  • 12Feb

    Battle of Chacabuco

    An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
  • 15Apr

    American School for the Deaf

    Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut.
  • 4Jul

    Erie Canal

    In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
  • 30Oct

    Simón Bolívar

    The independent government of Venezuela is established by Simón Bolívar.