Argentina's general, José de San Martín, was also vital to the defeat of the Spanish. He led expeditions against the Spanish in Chile and also a really important one in Lima. And then in December of 1824, at the Battle of Ayacucho, the last Spanish viceroy was finally captured and all of Latin America was free from Spain. Oh, it's time for the open letter? That's a chair, Stan, but it's not THE chair. An Open Letter to Simón Bolívar But first, let's see what's in the secret compartment today. Oh, llanero!