Juan Francisco Ruiz de Gaona y Portocarrero, first Count of Valdeparaíso (Conde de Valdeparaíso) was a Spanish politician of the 17th century. A knight of the Order of Calatrava, he was named a count in 1705 upon his marriage to María Arias de Porres, Marquesa of Añavate.
He served as Minister of the Exchequer under Ferdinand VI of Spain, and under his patronage, the city of Almagro, Ciudad Real became capital of the intendencia (province) of La Mancha from 1750 to 1761. He also built a palace in this city.
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