▁the ▁hon ours ▁and ▁the ▁wealth ▁super fl uous ▁when ▁six ▁feet ▁of ▁earth ▁are ▁enough ▁to ▁rest ▁so ▁many ▁difficulties ▁and ▁p ains ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁he ▁died ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁with ▁full ▁military ▁hon ours . ▁The ▁Argent ine ▁government ▁issued ▁a ▁com uni qué : ▁" With ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁permanent ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁wars ▁that ▁our ▁hom eland ▁has ▁fought ▁since ▁its ▁independence , ▁William ▁Brown ▁symbol ized ▁the ▁naval ▁glory ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Republic ". ▁During ▁his ▁bur ial , ▁General ▁Bart ol om é ▁Mit re ▁fam ously ▁said : ▁" B rown ▁in ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁quarter deck ▁of ▁his ▁ship , ▁was ▁worth ▁a ▁fleet ▁to ▁us ". ▁His ▁grave ▁is ▁currently ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Rec ole ta ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁ ▁Comm emor ative ▁st amps ▁showing ▁him ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁government , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁government . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁Brown ' s ▁sword ▁has ▁been ▁worn ▁by ▁Admir als ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Navy . ▁One ▁such ▁rep lica ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Mar itime ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁original ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Historical ▁Museum ▁of ▁Argentina .