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Juan Bautista Cabral
Juan Bautista Cabral was an Argentine soldier of the Granaderos a Caballo Regiment who died in the Battle of San Lorenzo, while (according to legend) he was aiding then Colonel Jose de San Martin, whose horse had fallen to enemy fire. The action of Cabral in this first military confrontation of the Argentine War of Independence gave him lasting fame and a prominent place among Argentine patriots.
Little is known about the life of Cabral. He was possibly from the neighborhood that now bears his name in city of Saladas, Corrientes. He joined the second squadron of the newly formed ...
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