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 (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ...

. 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 Intendants of Concepción Province