José Polo de Bernabé

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

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.

Following the death of general commander of the Naval Forces operating in the Cantabrian Sea, Victoriano Sánchez Barcáiztegui on 29 May 1875, he was appointed to replace him during the Third Carlist War.

He remained in the Philippines until November 1879, when he was appointed General Commander of the Instruction Squadron.

Reportedly, he never wanted to accept the Navy portfolio, but in the Navy he held important positions, both in the Iberian Peninsula and overseas, commanding the Squadrons of the Río de la Plata, the Mediterranean and the North during the Carlist Wars.