No, José de San Martín was not a mestizo; he was of Spanish descent. Born in 1778 in what is now Argentina, San Martín came from a family of Spanish origin and was educated in Spain. He played a crucial role in the South American wars of independence, particularly in Argentina, Chile, and Peru, but his lineage does not include indigenous ancestry.
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