Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito

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The Most Excellent The Count of Venadito OIC OSH KOC
Ruiz de Apodaca as viceroy of New Spain.
61st Viceroy of New Spain
In office 20 September 1816 – 5 July 1821
Monarch	Ferdinand VII of Spain
Preceded by	Félix María Calleja del Rey
Succeeded by	Juan O'Donojú
Colonial Governor of Cuba
In office 1812–1816
Monarch	Ferdinand VII of Spain
Preceded by	Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquess of Someruelos
Succeeded by	José Cienfuegos
Member of the House of Peers
In office 24 July 1834 – 11 January 1835
Personal details
Born	Juan José Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza Gastón de Iriarte López de Letona y Lasqueti 3 February 1754 Cadiz, Spain
Died	11 January 1835(1835-01-11) (aged 80) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
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Juan José Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza, 1st Count of Venadito, OIC, OSH, KOC (3 February 1754, Cadiz, Spain – 11 January 1835, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish naval officer and viceroy of New Spain from 20 September 1816 to 5 July 1821, during Mexico's War of Independence.