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José Malcampo

1828–1880 · 19th century · Also known as José Malcampo y Monge

José Malcampo was a Spanish naval officer and politician, briefly Prime Minister of Spain in 1871. As Governor-General of the Philippines from 1874 to 1877 he led a large expedition that occupied Jolo, the capital of the Sulu Sultanate, in 1876 and built a fortified Spanish town there, forcing the sultan's court inland.

José Malcampo
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