Rafael Sotomayor Baeza (13 September 1823 – 20 May 1880) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. As Minister of War and Navy he was the main organiser of Chilean forces during the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific ( es, link=no, Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Saltpeter War ( es, link=no, Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought ...

. He died of a stroke while on campaign.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sotomayor, Rafael 1823 births 1880 deaths 19th-century Chilean lawyers 19th-century Chilean politicians Chilean military personnel of the War of the Pacific