San Martín y la libertad

"An erudite analysis of San Martín's notions of political freedom. Sketches Enlightenment philosophies that influenced the future liberator as a young student in Spain, and the idealism he carried with him throughout the wars for independence. Concludes that San Martín's selfless dedication in pursuit of a nearly utopian sense of liberty was precisely what marked him as a national hero"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.