José de San Martín left Argentina for Europe in 1822. He never set foot on our soil again, even when he attempted a return at the beginning of 1829.
The Liberator was affected by the animosity, resentment and envy typical of public life. Not even his military feat, nor the results of his epic, managed to keep him safe. His last public intervention was his resignation as Supreme Chief of Peru, on September 20, 1822, shortly after Guayaquil's interview with Bolívar.