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Events on Friday 20 September 1822 1
1822Jose de San Martin resigns as Protector of PeruLiberator steps back from the South American independence movementAfter returning from the Guayaquil Conference, Jose de San Martin resigned his political and military commands in Peru and departed for exile in Europe. His withdrawal left Simon Bolivar as the leading figure in the remaining campaigns against Spanish rule. San Martin never returned to South American politics.