Background
Palma was born in Manila on 24 October 1874 to Don Hermogenes Palma, a clerk at the Intendencia Office, and Hilária Velasquez.
Palma was born in Manila on 24 October 1874 to Don Hermogenes Palma, a clerk at the Intendencia Office, and Hilária Velasquez.
University of the Philippines.
He became the fourth President of the University of the Philippines. 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.
Places named after him Barangay Rafael Palma Real Estate Property, Diffun, Quirino.