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

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as a seaman and served as

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in 1871, during the reign of King

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. Malcampo was born in

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. In the course of his career, he held other important military and political offices such as

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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

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. During his governorship, the city of

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was taken from the

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, and the Marquess was granted the titles of Count of Jolo and Viscount of Mindanao as

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s. He founded the first Masonic Lodge in Cavite. It was called ''La Primer Luz Filipina''. He died at

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References

Spanish Senate. Personal dossier of D. José Malcampo, Marquis of San Rafael
Marquesses of Spain Counts of Spain Viscounts of Spain Prime ministers of Spain Foreign ministers of Spain Captains general of the Philippines People from San Fernando, Cádiz 1828 births 1880 deaths Constitutional Party (Spain) politicians {{spain-politician-stub