Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
The Count of Revillagigedo | |
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| 52nd Viceroy of New Spain | |
| In office 17 October 1789 – 11 July 1794 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Manuel Antonio Flórez |
| Succeeded by | Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca, 1st Marquis of Branciforte |
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| Born | Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo 5 April 1738 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | 2 May 1799 (aged 61) Madrid, Spain |
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Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (Spanish, with variant name: Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas, segundo conde de Revillagigedo) (5 April 1738 in Havana – 2 May 1799 in Madrid) was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from 17 October 1789 to 11 July 1794. He is known as a great reformer and one of the finest administrators of the Spanish colonial era.