August 23: anniversary of the Jujuy Exodus
On May 26, 1812, the Triumvirate appointed General Manuel Belgrano commander of the Army of the North, who established his Command in San Salvador de Jujuy. There, he received the remains of the forces returning from Huaqui: 800 men, without weapons or resources, affected by malaria and demoralized. Belgrano had to reorganize them, rearm them, … Read more