ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ðə spˈænɪʃ mˈɑːnɚki ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd nˈɑːntʃˈɜːtʃmɛn tə ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv vˈaɪsɹɔɪ, bˌʌt nˈuː spˈeɪnz ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəps hædtə stˈɛp ɪn æz ˈɪntɚɹˌɪm vˈaɪsɹɔɪ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl pˈiəɹɪəd.
In general, the Spanish monarchy appointed non-Churchmen to the position of viceroy, but New Spain's archbishops had to step in as interim viceroy throughout the colonial period.