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List of colonial governors of Cuba

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This is a list of colonial heads of Cuba.[1]

Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Spanish Suzerainty
Governors
1511 to 1524 Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
1524 to 1526 Juan de Altamarino
1526 to 1531 Gonzalo de Guzmán
1531 to 1532 Juan de Vadillo
1532 to 1534 Manuel de Rojas y Cordova
1535 to 1537 Gonzalo de Guzmán
1538 to 1542 Hernando de Soto
1544 to 1546 Juanes de Ávila
1546 to 1548 Antonio de Cháves
1549 to 1555 Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo
1556 to 1565 Diego de Mazariegos
1565 to 1567 Francisco García Osorio
1567 Francisco de Zayas
1567 to 1574 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1572 to 1574 Sancho Pardo Donlebún
1574 to 1577 Gabriel de Montalvo[2][3]
1577 to 1579 Francisco Carreño
1579 to 1584 Gaspar de Torres
1584 to 1589 Gabriel de Luján
1589 to 1593 Juan de Tejeda
1593 to 1602 Juan Maldonaldo Barnuevo
1602 to 1608 Pedro de Valdez
1608 to 1616 Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda
1616 to 1619 Sancho de Alquiza
1620 to 1624 Francisco de Venegas
1624 to 1626 Damián Velásquez de Contreras
1626 to 1630 Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera
1630 to 1634 Juan Bitrián de Viamonte y Navarra
1634 to 1639 Francisco Riaño y Gamboa
1639 to 1647 Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento
1647 to 1653 Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo, señor de la Villa de Santacruz de Pinares
1653 to 1654 Francisco Xelder
1654 to 1656 Juan de Montanos Blázquez
1656 to 1658 Diego Rangel
1658 to 1663 Juan de Salamanca
1663 to 1664 Rodrigo Flores de Aldana
1664 to 1670 Francisco Oregón y Gascón
1670 to 1680 Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma
1680 to 1685 José Fernández Córdoba Ponce de León
1685 to 1687 Manuel de Murguia y Mena Removed from office for illicit trade
1687 to 1689 Diego Antonio de Viana y Hinojosa
1689 to 1695 Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas
3 October 1695 to 20 September 1702 Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, Marquis of the Vado del Maestre Promoted to captain-general of New Granada
20 September 1702 to 4 December 1702 Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo Former gentleman of the Elector of Bavaria; died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office
4 December 1702 to 13 May 1706 Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval Interim governor (military and civil)
13 May 1706 to 8 July 1706 Pedro Álvarez de Villarín Died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office
8 July 1706 to 18 January 1708 Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval Interim governor (military and civil)
18 January 1708 to 18 February 1711 Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres Former governor of Spanish Florida
18 February 1711 to 10 June 1711 Pablo Cavero Assumed power after being sent by the Audiencia of Santo Domingo to investigate the misconduct of Casa Torres; died in Havana shortly afterwards
10 June 1711 to 14 February 1713 Luis Chacón Interim governor
14 February 1713 to 26 May 1716 Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres Restored to office
26 May 1716 to 23 August 1717 Vicente de Raja
23 August 1717 to 23 June 1718 Gómez Mazaver Ponce de León Provisional governor
23 June 1718 to 29 September 1724 Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega
29 September 1724 to 18 March 1734 Dionisio Martínez de la Vega
18 March 1734 to 22 April 1746 Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, Count of Revillagigedo
22 April 1746 to 21 July 1746 Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes
21 July 1746 to 9 June 1747 Diego Peñalosa
9 June 1747 to 18 May 1760 Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega
18 May 1760 to 7 February 1761 Pedro Alonso Provisional governor
7 February 1761 to 13 August 1762 Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna
British Suzerainty
13 August 1762 to 1 January 1763 George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
1 January 1763 to 8 July 1763 William Keppel
Spanish Suzerainty
8 July 1763 to 27 June 1765 Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando, Count of Ricla
27 June 1765 to 13 July 1765 Diego Manrique
13 July 1765 to 19 March 1766 Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros Provisional governor
19 March 1766 to 14 August 1771 Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Henestrosa y Lasso de la Vega
14 August 1771 to 18 November 1771 Diego José Navarro García de Valladares 1st Term (Provisional governor)
18 November 1771 to 12 June 1777 Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano, Marquis of la Torre
12 June 1777 to 12 February 1782 Diego José Navarro García de Valladares 2nd Term (Provisional governor)
12 February 1782 to 29 December 1782 Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat
29 December 1782 to 4 February 1785 Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga
4 February 1785 to 7 April 1785 Bernardo de Gálvez
7 April 1785 to 28 December 1785 Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón Provisional governor
28 December 1785 to 18 April 1789 José Manuel de Ezpeleta
18 April 1789 to 8 July 1790 Domingo Cabello y Robles Provisional governor
8 July 1790 to 6 December 1796 Luis de las Casas y Aragorri
6 December 1796 to 13 May 1799 Juan Procopio de Bassecourt Thieulaine y Bryas López de Ochoa, Count of Santa Clara
13 May 1799 to 14 April 1812 Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquis of Someruelos
14 April 1812 to 2 July 1816 Juan Ruíz de Apodaca
2 July 1816 to 29 August 1819 José Cienfuegos
28 August 1819 to 3 March 1821 Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Niño
3 March 1821 to 19 July 1822 Nicolás de Mahy y Romo
19 July 1822 to 2 May 1823 Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón Provisional Governor
2 May 1823 to 15 May 1832 Francisco Dionisio Vives
15 May 1832 to 1 June 1834 Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
1 June 1834 to 20 April 1838 Miguel Tacón y Rosique
20 April 1838 to 10 January 1840 Joaquín de Ezpeleta
10 January 1840 to 7 March 1841 Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón
7 March 1841 to 15 September 1843 Jerónimo Valdés
15 September 1843 to 21 October 1843 Francisco Javier de Ulloa Provisional Governor
21 October 1843 to 29 March 1848 Leopoldo O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan
29 March 1848 to 11 November 1850 Federico Roncali
11 November 1850 to 16 April 1852 José Gutiérrez de la Concha 1st Term
16 April 1852 to 3 December 1853 Valentín Cañedo
3 December 1853 to 21 September 1854 Juan González de la Pezuela
21 September 1854 to 24 November 1859 José Gutiérrez de la Concha 2nd Term
24 November 1859 to 10 December 1862 Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke of la Torre
10 December 1862 to 30 May 1866 Domingo Dulce 1st Term
30 May 1866 to 3 November 1866 Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea 1st Term
3 November 1866 to 24 September 1867 Joaquín del Manzano
24 September 1867 to 21 December 1867 Blas Villate 1st Term (Provisional governor)
21 December 1867 to 4 January 1869 Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea 2nd Term
4 January 1869 to 2 June 1869 Domingo Dulce 2nd Term
2 June 1869 to 28 June 1869 Felipe Ginovés del Espinar Provisional Governor
28 June 1869 to 13 December 1870 Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas
13 December 1870 to 11 July 1872 Blas Villate 2nd Term
11 July 1872 to 18 April 1873 Francisco Ceballos y Vargas
18 April 1873 to 4 November 1873 Cándido Pieltaín
4 November 1873 to 6 April 1874 Joaquín Jovellar y Soler 1st Term
6 April 1874 to 1 March 1875 José Gutiérrez de la Concha 3rd Term
1 March 1875 to 8 March 1875 Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo 1st Term (Provisional Governor)
8 March 1875 to 18 January 1876 Blas Villate 3rd Term
18 January 1876 to 18 June 1878 Joaquín Jovellar y Soler 2nd Term
18 June 1878 to 5 February 1879 Arsenio Martínez Campos 1st Term
5 February 1879 to 17 April 1879 Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo 2nd Term (Provisional Governor)
17 April 1879 to 28 November 1881 Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata 1st Term
28 November 1881 to 5 August 1883 Luis Prendergast y Gordon, Marquis of Victoria de las Tunas
5 August 1883 to 28 September 1883 Tomás y Regna Provisional Governor
28 September 1883 to 8 November 1884 Ignacio María del Castillo
8 November 1884 to 25 March 1886 Ramón Fajardo e Izquierdo
25 March 1886 to 15 July 1887 Emilio Calleja 1st Term
15 July 1887 to 13 March 1889 Sabas Marín y González 1st Term
13 March 1889 to 6 February 1890 Manuel Salamanca y Negrete
6 February 1890 to 4 April 1890 José Sánchez y Gómez Provisional Governor
4 April 1890 to 24 August 1890 José Chinchilla
24 August 1890 to 20 June 1892 Camilo de Polavieja
20 June 1892 to 15 July 1893 Alejandro Rodríguez Arias y Rodulfo
15 July 1893 to 16 September 1893 José Arderius Provisional Governor
16 September 1893 to 16 April 1895 Emilio Calleja 2nd Term
16 April 1895 to 20 January 1896 Arsenio Martínez Campos 2nd Term
20 January 1896 to 11 February 1896 Sabas Marín y González 2nd Term (Provisional Governor)
11 February 1896 to 31 October 1897 Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Marquis of Tenerife
31 October 1897 to 30 November 1898 Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata 2nd Term
30 November 1898 to 1 January 1899 Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos
American Suzerainty
1 January 1899 to 23 December 1899 John Ruller Brooke
23 December 1899 to 20 May 1902 Leonard Wood[4]
Republic of Cuba
20 May 1902 See List of Presidents of Cuba
American Occupation
29 September 1906 to 13 October 1906 William Howard Taft Provisional governor
13 October 1906 to 28 January 1909 Charles Edward Magoon[5] Provisional governor

For continuation after independence see List of presidents of Cuba.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cuba". The History Files. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Leopoldo Fornés Bonavía (2003). Cuba, cronología: cinco siglos de historia, política y cultura (in Spanish). Madrid: Editorial Verbum [es]. ISBN 978-84-7962-248-0.
  3. ^ Jacobo de la Pezuela (1863). "Resumen historico". Diccionario geografico, estadístico, historico, de la isla de Cuba (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Madrid: Mellado. hdl:2027/uc1.32106019739033 – via HathiTrust.
  4. ^ "Records of the Military Government of Cuba". National Archives. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "NEW GOVERNORS FOR CUBA.; American Army Officers Put in as Executives in the Provinces". New York Times archives. August 7, 1908. Retrieved June 14, 2019.

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