General Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820)

Statesman, Leader and forerunner of the Independence Movement in Latin America.  Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of freedom that burst onto the Argentine early political scene in May 1810. An exemplary soldier, he triumphantly commanded the army in the Battles of Tucuman and Salta, which consolidated freedom and independence in Argentina.  A commendable man of unblemished reputation, a model to be emulated by men and women of principles throughout history and from every part of the world.