Hernán Pujato

Perón's initial interest led to Pujato visiting the United States and Greenland to study survival in extreme latitudes.

[3] The Santa Micaela left the port of Buenos Aires on 12 February 1951, and on 8 March it anchored at Marguerite Bay.

For his success, Pujato was promoted to brigadier general and saw the foundation of the Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA).

President Perón lost power in the Revolución Libertadora, and the new government, led by Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, forced Pujato to retire.

During the Falklands War, the 78-year old retired general offered to play a kamikaze-type role against the British ship HMS Invincible, but was refused.