Rafael Palma (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel ˈpalma] : 24 October 1874 – 24 May 1939) was a Filipino politician, Rizalian, writer, educator and a famous Freemason. He became the fourth President of the University of the Philippines.Palma was born in Manila on 24 October 1874 to Don Hermógenes Palma, a clerk at the Intendencia Office, and Hilaria Velásquez. His younger brother was the soldier-poet José Palma–the author of the Spanish poem «Filipinas», which was, along with its subsequent translations, used in the Philippine National Anthem. He was later elected a senator under the Nacionalista Party, consistently representing the 4th District, in both the 1916 and 1919 senatorial polls. Palma died in Manila on 24 May 1939. Less