José Malcampo, 3rd Marquess of San Rafael explained

The Marquess of San Rafael
Office:Prime Minister of Spain
Term Start:5 October 1871
Term End:21 December 1871
Predecessor:Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Successor:Praxedes Sagasta
Birth Date:13 January 1828
Birth Place:San Fernando, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
Death Date:23 May 1880 (aged 52 years)
Death Place:Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
Birthname:José Malcampo y Monge
Nationality:Spanish
Honorific Prefix:The Most Excellent

Don José Malcampo y Monge, 3rd Marquess of San Rafael (13 January 1828– 23 May 1880) was a Spanish noble, admiral and politician who participated in the Revolution of 1868 as a seaman and served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1871, during the reign of King Amadeo I.

Malcampo was born in San Fernando, Cádiz. In the course of his career, he held other important military and political offices such as Minister of State in 1871, President of the Council of State and Captain and Governor General of the Philippines from 1874 to 1877, in the reign of King Alfonso XII. During his governorship, the city of Jolo was taken from the Sultanate of Sulu, and the Marquess was granted the titles of Count of Jolo and Viscount of Mindanao as victory titles.[1] He founded the first Masonic Lodge in Cavite. It was called La Primer Luz Filipina.[2] He died at Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE//1877/210/A00297-00297.pdf Real decreto haciendo merced de Título del Reino, con la denominación de Conde de Joló, Vizconde de Mindanao, al Contraalmirante de la Armada D. José Malcampo y Monje, Marqués de San Rafael
  2. Web site: The History of the Philippines is the History of the Craft. 20 February 2012.