Rione IX Pigna in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Don José de San Martín

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

1. Don José de San Martín Marker

Inscription.
[The marker's Spanish-language text:]
Aqví se alojó - en Febrero 1846, el general Argentino Don José de San Martín, libertador de la Argentina - Chile y Perú

[English translation:]
Here stayed - in February 1846, the Argentine general Don José de San Martín, liberator of Argentina - Chile and Peru

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1846.

Location. 41° 53.866′ N, 12° 28.648′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione IX Pigna. It is on Piazza della Minerva, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the side of La Minerva hotel, to the right of the main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Piazza della Minerva 69, Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Grand Hotel de la Minerve (here, next to this marker); Elephant and Obelisk (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Maria sopra Minerva (within shouting distance of this marker); Tommaso Badia of Modena (within shouting distance of this marker); Tommaso de Vio, Cardinal Cajetan (within shouting distance of this marker); Pantheon (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (about 180 meters away); Rione III Colonna / Colonna District III (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

More about this marker. José de San Martín is also honored with a statue in Rome, across the street from the Accademia di Romania near the Villa Borghese. It was erected in the 1950s.

Regarding Don José de San Martín. José de San Martín likely came to Rome in February 1846 seelking a milder climate to help with his health. He died four years later in France at age 72.

Also see . . . A Liberator in Rome (Spanish-language article). This article from an Argetinian publication explores José de San Martín's time in Rome. (Submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

2. Don José de San Martín marker

This marker is above another one for the hotel it is affixed to.

Grand Hotel de la Minerve image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

3. Grand Hotel de la Minerve

The marker is on the wall to the right of the main entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.