Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito

Portrait of the viceroy of New Spain, Juan Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza, 1st Count of Venadito

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.