Juan Almonte

Juan Nepomuceno Almonte
President of the Regency of Mexico
In office 11 July 1863 – 10 April 1864
Preceded by	Agustín de Iturbide
Succeeded by	Monarchy abolished
Regent of the Mexican Empire with José Salas and Antonio de Labastida
In office 11 July 1863 – 10 April 1864
Monarch	Maximilian I of Mexico
Succeeded by	Maximilian I of Mexico
Personal details
Born	(1803-05-13)May 13, 1803 Nocupétaro, New Spain (now Michoacán, Mexico)
Died	March 21, 1869(1869-03-21) (aged 65) Paris, France
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	María Dolores Quesada
Children	María de Guadalupe Almonte
Occupation	Military officer, diplomat
Awards	Order of Guadalupe Order of the Iron Crown Legion of Honour
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Second Mexican Empire
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Texas Revolution  • Battle of the Alamo  • Battle of San Jacinto Mexican–American War War of Reform Second French intervention in Mexico

Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Ramírez (May 15, 1803 – March 21, 1869) was a Mexican soldier, commander, minister of war, congressman, diplomat, presidential candidate, and regent. The natural son of Catholic cleric José María Morelos, a leading commander during the Mexican War of Independence, Almonte played an important role as a conservative in the Mexican Republic. He served as Minister of War during multiple administrations as well as in various diplomatic posts in the United States and in Europe. In 1840 he led government forces in an attempt to rescue president Anastasio Bustamante after the president was taken hostage by rebels in the National Palace. Almonte was minister to the United States in the years leading up to the Mexican American War and lobbied against its interference in Texas, which Mexico considered a rebellious province. Almonte was a leading figure in conservative efforts to re-establish monarchy in Mexico, supporting the French imperial forces during the Second French Intervention in Mexico and the establishment Second Mexican Empire under Maximilian I of Mexico. Almonte was serving as a diplomat in France when France withdrew military support of the Empire, which fell in 1867. He died two years later in 1869.