San Martí­n Plaza, Buenos Aires

San Martí­n Plaza with its Monumento del Libertador José de San Martí­n (Monument to the Liberator José de San Martí­n), national hero of Argentina and a leader of South America’s struggle for independence from Spain also is home to the Monumento a los Caí­dos de Malvinas, a monument to Argentine soldiers who lost their lives in the Fauklands War .  Historically, the location of San Martí­n Plaza served as a slave market, a military fort, and a bullring .  A replica of the Monument to General José de San Martí­n was given to the United States by Argentina and now stands in Washington, DC.

Monumento del Libertador José de San Martí­n

SOURCE: Â Monumento del Libertador José de San Martí­n (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

Detail of Monumento del Libertador José de San Martí­n

SOURCE: Â Detail of Monumento del Libertador José de San Martí­n (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

Monumento a los Caí­dos de Malvinas – 1

SOURCE: Â Monumento a los Caí­dos de Malvinas -1 (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

Monumento a los Caí­dos de Malvinas – 2

SOURCE: Â Monumento a los Caí­dos de Malvinas – 2 (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

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