Brigadier General Rafael Cramé

Brig. Gen. Rafael Cramé (October 2, 1863 - January 1, 1927) was a Filipino Constabulary officer who served as Chief of the former Philippine Constabulary from 1917 until his death in 1927. A native of Malabon (now part of Metro Manila), Rizal, he studied at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and then enrolled in the Spanish military academy from 1879 up to 1881. Upon completion of his cadetship, he was employed by the Spanish government in the Negociado de Contrebucion Territorial. He was a government official in the Administracion de Hacienda Publica when the Philippine Revolution broke out in 1896. He rose to prominence by leading successful campaigns of the Philippine Constabulary against several criminal gangs, mostly in the provinces....