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Juan O'Donojú

1762 - 1821

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Juan José Rafael Teodomiro de O'Donojú y O'Ryan (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan de oˌðonoˈxuj ˌoˈraʝan] , 30 July 1762 – 8 October 1821) was a Spanish-Irish military officer, diplomat and Viceroy of New Spain from 21 July 1821 to 28 September 1821 during the Mexican War of Independence. He was the last Viceroy of New Spain. He was appointed viceroy during the last stages of the Mexican War of Independence with the hopes of accommodating the Mexican independence movement, but upon his arrival to New Spain in August, 1821 O’Donoju found that the overwhelming majority of the nation had already been lost. He officially recognized Mexican independence through the Treaty of Córdoba, but died of pleurisy shortly after. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Juan O'Donojú is the 11,878th most popular politician (down from 10,977th in 2024), the 1,100th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,035th in 2019) and the 333rd most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan O'Donojú ranks 11,878 out of 19,576. Before him are Sophia of Montferrat, Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Lyudmila Zhivkova, Maria of Brabant, Duchess of Bavaria, and Franz Nissl. After him are Ciriaco De Mita, Boris Gryzlov, Mithridates III of Commagene, Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, and Aulus Caecina Alienus.

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Among people born in 1762, Juan O'Donojú ranks 24. Before him are Felice Pasquale Baciocchi, Jeremias Benjamin Richter, Herman Willem Daendels, Giovanni Aldini, Jan Rustem, and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine. After him are Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, Giuseppe Valadier, Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, Marcos Portugal, and Francis Buchanan-Hamilton. Among people deceased in 1821, Juan O'Donojú ranks 22. Before him are Constance Mayer, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Athanasios Diakos, Pōmare II, Marie-Denise Villers, and Marie-Louise Lachapelle. After him are José Miguel Carrera, Anders Jahan Retzius, Félix de Azara, Fulgencio Yegros, Martín Miguel de Güemes, and José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan O'Donojú ranks 1,100 out of 3,355. Before him are Yolande of Aragon, Duchess of Calabria (1273), Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1848), Salvador Artigas (1913), Juanito (1954), Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (1915), and Jesús López Cobos (1940). After him are Juan Hilario Marrero (1905), Pedro Páez (1564), José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán (1944), Raúl Albiol (1985), Brahim Díaz (1999), and Antonio María Javierre Ortas (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Juan O'Donojú ranks 333. Before him are Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (984), Kate Brown (1960), Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén (1758), Yolande of Aragon, Duchess of Calabria (1273), Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (1915), and Jesús López Cobos (1940). After him are Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada (1170), Manuela Carmena (1944), Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso (1838), Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius (-160), Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán (1809), and Victoria Kent (1891).

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