José Polo de Bernabé

José Polo de Bernabé as Vice Admiral of the Navy, lithograph by José Cuevas, National Library of Spain.

José Polo de Bernabé (13 October 1821 – 17 February 1895) was a Spanish Navy officer and diplomat.

Early life He was the son of Peregrina María Mordella, a native of Cartagena, and Luis Polo de Bernabé y Mundina, a Captain of the Navy who was a native of Villarreal. His elder brother was the prominent businessman José Polo de Bernabé y Borrás, who was based in the Province of Castellón and served as Senator for the Balearic Islands.

His paternal grandparents were José Joaquín Polo de Bernabé y Fabra and Francisca de Paula Mundina y Marco. In 1857, he was in command of the corvette Villa de Bilbao and was later transferred to the screw frigate , a command he took upon being promoted to capitán de navío (ship-of-the-line captain) in 1860. On 10 November 1870, the Regent of Spain, General Francisco Serrano,

Personal life Polo de Bernabé was married to Carlota "Carolina" Pilón y Sterling. Together, they were the parents of:

Luis Polo de Bernabé (1854–1929), who also became a diplomat; he married Ana María Méndez de Vigo, daughter of Ambassador Felipe Méndez de Vigo.

Polo de Bernabé died in Madrid on 17 February 1895.