Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo

Military Officer, Deceased Person

1740 – 1799

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Who was Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo?

Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from October 17, 1789 to July 11, 1794. He is known as a great reformer and one of the finest administrators of the Spanish colonial era—perhaps the last able viceroy of New Spain.

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Born
1740
Havana
Also known as
  • Juan Vicente de Guemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
  • Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas, segundo conde de Revillagigedo
  • Güemes Padilla Horcasitas
Nationality
  • Spain
Profession
Died
May 2, 1799
Madrid

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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