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Recuerdos del General San Martín

Bernardo de Irigoyen · 1851 (this edition 1905)

A memoir by Bernardo de Irigoyen, who knew San Martín, recalling him shortly after his death in 1850.

A personal memoir written by someone who knew San Martín, recalling him shortly after his death in 1850.

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Front cover of a tan paper booklet. Top reads 'BERNARDO DE IRIGOYEN'. Title in large capitals: 'RECUERDOS DEL GENERAL SAN MARTÍN'. Below, smaller text says publicados en 1851 en el Archivo Americano y reproducido en 1863 por la Revista de Buenos Aires. Bottom: Buenos Aires, Imprenta de Coni Hermanos, 684 Perú, 684, 1905.
Bernardo de Irigoyen, Recuerdos del General San Martín, first published 1851; this edition Buenos Aires, 1905.

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What it is

This is the cover of a booklet titled Recuerdos del General San Martín, written by Bernardo de Irigoyen. It was first published in 1851 in the Archivo Americano and reprinted in 1863 in the Revista de Buenos Aires; the copy shown is a 1905 edition printed in Buenos Aires.

Why it matters

Irigoyen personally knew San Martín, so this text offers firsthand impressions written soon after San Martín's death. Its repeated republication over decades shows how Argentines kept returning to personal memories of San Martín to understand and honor him.

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  • Why might a personal memoir be republished more than once over several decades?
  • What kind of details might someone who knew San Martín include that a later historian could not?
  • What does the timing of this text, written right after his death, suggest about its purpose?

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