<Li> Second Battle of Cancha Rayada </Li> <Li> Battle of Maipú </Li> <P> José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 1778--17 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín (Spanish: (xoˈse ðe san marˈtin)) or El Libertador of Argentina, Chile and Peru, was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru . Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern - day Argentina, he left his mother country at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain . </P> <P> In 1808, after taking part in the Peninsular War against France, San Martín contacted South American supporters of independence from Spain . In 1812, he set sail for Buenos Aires and offered his services to the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, present - day Argentina . After the Battle of San Lorenzo and time commanding the Army of the North during 1814, he organized a plan to defeat the Spanish forces that menaced the United Provinces from the north, using an alternative path to the Viceroyalty of Peru . This objective first involved the establishment of a new army, the Army of the Andes, in Cuyo Province, Argentina . From there, he led the Crossing of the Andes to Chile, and triumphed at the Battle of Chacabuco and the Battle of Maipú (1818), thus liberating Chile from royalist rule . Then he sailed to attack the Spanish stronghold of Lima, Peru . </P>

Who was named protector of peru after liberating the country from spanish rule