Rafael Sotomayor

{{Short description|Chilean politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rafael Sotomayor

| image = Rafael_Sotomayor-defensa.cl.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Portrait of Rafael Sotomayor.

(Oil by José Mercedes Ortega, 1881).

| office = Minister of War and Navy of Chile

| term_start = 20 August 1879

| term_end = 20 May 1880

| president = Aníbal Pinto

| primeminister =

| predecessor = {{ill|Basilio Urrutia|es}}

| successor = José Francisco Vergara

| office2 = Minister of Finance of Chile

| term_start2 = 18 September 1876

| term_end2 = 27 October 1877

| president2 = Aníbal Pinto

| primeminister2 =

| predecessor2 = Ramón Barros Luco

| successor2 = Augusto Matte Pérez

| office3 = Mayor of Concepción

| term_start3 = 1853

| term_end3 = 1859

| president3 =

| primeminister3 =

| predecessor3 = Giuseppe Rondizzoni

| successor3 = Vicente Pérez Rosales

| birth_name = Rafael Sotomayor Baeza

| birth_date = {{birth date|1823|9|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melipilla, Chile

| death_date = {{death date and age|1880|5|20|1823|9|13|df=y}}

| death_place = Tacna, Peru

| profession = Lawyer

| occupation =

| nationality = Chilean

| party = National Party

| alma_mater = Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera

| relatives = Emilio Sotomayor Baeza (brother)

| children = Rafael Sotomayor Gaete

}}

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. He died of a stroke while on campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Rafael_Sotomayor_Baeza|language=es|title=Rafael Sotomayor Baeza Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias|publisher=Library of the National Congress|access-date=8 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.defensa.cl/temas-de-contenido/rincon-historico-mindef/rafael-sotomayor-baeza/|language=es|title=RAFAEL SOTOMAYOR BAEZA profile|access-date=8 December 2021|publisher=Ministry of National Defense}}