Cipriano Campana . The Second Corporal Antonio Ruiz , more remembered as Falucho or Black Falucho , could be included , although it is discussed if he is rather a Mitre ’ s historiographical invention . Among the Afro-women , the fierce Josefa Tenorio is well known . Batallón entered Buenos Aires through the infamous Atlantic Treaty . He had an outstanding participation against the English invasions , during the 1812- siege of Montevideo , and marched to Chile in 1813 under the command of Colonel Juan Gregorio de Las Heras . Later , he was in the Eleventh Infantry Corps , as part of the Liberating Army that crossed the Andes Mountains through the Uspallata pass . He heroically did battle at Potrerillos pass and Guardia Vieja in January and February 1817 , respectively . He also did it in Chacabuco on February 12 , 1817 , and almost a year later in Cancha Rayada . Here he aided the patriot forces during its retreat . At the beginning of April , he did his bit in the battle of Maipú , which decided the liberation of Chile . The great feats of Las Heras brought their cause from the fury of fighters like the black Batallón . In one of his many battles , he was heard to shout : " Long Live the Motherland !" ( De Estrada , 1979 , 74 ). Like Barcala , Batallón also took part in the civil wars and in the war against Brazil . Surprisingly , he was discharged from the army at age 90 . Ibáñez was the son of an African nobleman and was sold as slave in Buenos Aires at age 16 . He was manumitted because of his military performance . He accompanied San Martin to Mendoza in 1816 and crossed the Andes Mountains . He fought in Chacabuco , Cancha Rayada and Maipú . He ascended to the rank of captain and obtained five medals of honor . General Miller took Ibañez with him in 1818 ; Ibañez spent about seven years under his command . Ibañez ’ s dream was to set up a grocery store in Buenos Aires and he did so after retiring from the military service ( De Estrada : 1979 , 79-80 ). José Campana , dubbed " The Black Bell ", was a freed slave of the Campana family . As fervent enthusiast of San Martin , he accompanied the general in the Andean crossing and fought under San Martín ´ s orders in Chacabuco , Cancha Rayada and Maipú . Due to the courage demonstrated in combat , he was promoted to Second Sergeant of the Grenadiers on Horseback . It is said that he lived more than 100 years and fought in so many battles that he could not remember all of them . After San Martin ´ s death , it became a customary ritual for Campana to pay honor to the general ( De Estrada : 1979 , 154-155 ). Women can ´ t be missed in this story . Being a slave , Josefa Tenorio marched with the Andean Army . In Peru , she was designated standard bearer by General Las Heras , because of her mastery as rider and her significant performance during the siege of El Callao ’ s castles . For her merits in combat , she requested her freedom to San Martín in November 1820 . He granted it . In her request , Tenorio asserted : " My sex has neither been nor will be an impediment for being useful to my country , and if courage is a valuable recommendation in a man , in a woman it is extraordinary to teach how to have it " ( De Estrada 1979 , 123 ). If Mitre ´ s version in Falucho y el sorteo de Matucana ( 1857 ) is fact instead of fiction , as some critics affirm , Falucho joined the Battalion 8 of the Andean Army after serving under Manuel Belgrano ’ s command in the Northern Army . He fought in Chacabuco and Maipú under San Martin ´ s command . The historian José Zapiola wrote that Battalions 7 and 8 were formed mainly by " African blacks and creoles ." In Peru , both forces integrated the Regiment Rio de la Plata ( De Estrada : 1979 , 90 ). After three years in Peru , the army that
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