Juan Ruiz de Apodaca

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Spanish naval officer colonial administrator human viceroy of New Spain

Juan Ruiz de Apodaca was a Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of New Spain during the Mexican War of Independence, leading efforts to suppress the insurgent movement.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish naval officer → colonial administrator → human → viceroy of New Spain →
areaOfInfluence	New Spain → Spanish colonial administration in the Americas →
conflict	Mexican War of Independence → Napoleonic Wars →
countryOfCitizenship	Spain →
employer	Spanish Empire →
ethnicGroup	Spaniard →
familyName	Ruiz de Apodaca →
givenName	Juan →
goal	preservation of Spanish rule in Mexico → suppression of independence insurgency in New Spain →
government	Spanish colonial government in New Spain →
hasRole	representative of the Spanish king in New Spain → supreme civil and military authority in New Spain →
historicalPeriod	early 19th century → late 18th century →
jurisdiction	Viceroyalty of New Spain →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
loyalty	Spanish Crown →
militaryBranch	Spanish Navy →
movement	Spanish colonial rule in Mexico →
name	Juan Ruiz de Apodaca →
notableEvent	efforts to suppress Mexican insurgents → negotiations and amnesties with insurgent leaders in New Spain → overthrow as viceroy of New Spain →
notableFor	attempts to pacify insurgent regions through amnesty and negotiation → command roles in the Spanish Navy → governance of New Spain during the Mexican War of Independence →
notableWork	suppression of insurgent movement in New Spain →
occupation	colonial administrator → naval officer → politician →
partOf	Spanish colonial officials in Mexico → Spanish military leadership during the Mexican War of Independence →
politicalAlignment	royalist →
positionHeld	Spanish colonial governor → captain general of New Spain → president of the Audiencia of Mexico → viceroy of New Spain →
roleInWar	leader of royalist counterinsurgency in New Spain →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca →	name
Mexican War of Independence →	royalistCommander
Félix María Calleja →	succeededBy