List of viceroys of New Spain

Viceroys of New Spain

In addition to viceroys, the following list includes the highest Spanish governors of the colony, before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant. Most of these individuals exercised most or all of the functions of viceroy, usually on an interim basis.

Spanish Rule Before Appointment of Viceroy

Of the Indies

: 1492-1499 Christopher Columbus, as governor or viceroy of the Indies: 1499-1502 Francisco de Bobadilla, as governor of the Indies: 1502-1509 Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as governor of the Indies: 1509-1518 Diego Columbus, as governor of the Indies until 1511, thereafter as viceroy: 1518-1524 Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, as "adelantado" (governor-general) of Cuba

Of New Spain

: August 13, 1521—December 24, 1521 Hernán Cortés: December 24, 1521—December 30, 1521 Cristóbal de Tapia: December 30, 1521—October 12, 1524 Hernán Cortés, as governor and captain general from October 15, 1522: October 12, 1524—December 29, 1524 Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz, Alonso de Zuazo: December 29, 1524—February 17, 1525 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Zuazo: February 17, 1525—April 20, 1525 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz, Alonso de Zuazo: April 20, 1525—May 23, 1525 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Zuazo: May 24, 1525—January 28, 1526 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino: January 29, 1526—June 24, 1526 Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz: June 25, 1526—July 3, 1526 Hernán Cortés: July 4, 1526—July 16, 1526 Luis Ponce de León: July 16, 1526—March 1, 1527 Marcos de Aguilar: March 2, 1527—August 22, 1527 Alonso de Estrada, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Luis de la Torre: August 22, 1527—December 8, 1528 Alonso de Estrada, Luis de la Torre: December 9, 1528—December 21, 1529 Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, Juan Ortiz de Matienzo, Diego Delgadillo (the first Audiencia): December 21, 1529—January 9, 1531 Juan Ortiz de Matienzo, Diego Delgadillo (the first Audiencia): January 10, 1531—April 16, 1535 Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal, Vasco de Quiroga, Juan de Salmerón, Alonso de Maldonado, Francisco Ceinos (the second Audiencia)

Viceroys before the War of Independence

= Under King Charles I Habsburg =

* April 17, 1535—November 25, 1550 Don Antonio de Mendoza
* 1549— 1550 Don Francisco de Mendoza Government Assistant
* November 25, 1550—July 31, 1564 Don Luis de Velasco

= Under King Philip II =

* 1564-1566 Don Francisco Ceinos, Dean of the Audiencia
* October 16, 1566—March 10, 1568 Don Gastón de Peralta, marqués de Falces
* November 1567-ca. July 1568 Lic. Alonso Muñoz and Dr. Luis Carrillo, Royal Commissioners
* ca. July 1568-November 1568 Don Francisco Ceinos, Dean of the Audiencia
* November 5, 1568—October 3, 1580 Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza
* October 4, 1580—June 29, 1583 Don Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 4th conde de la Coruña
* June 1583—September 24, 1584 Don Luis de Villanueva y Zapata Dean of the Audiencia
* September 25, 1584—October 16, 1585 Don Pedro Moya de Contreras, Archbishop of Mexico
* October 17, 1585—January 26, 1590 Don Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga, marqués de Villamanrique
* January 27, 1590—November 4, 1595 Don Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas
* November 5, 1595—October 26, 1603 Don Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, Count of Monterrey

= Under King Philip III =

*October 27, 1603—July 2, 1607 Don Juan de Mendoza y Luna, marqués de Montesclaros
*July 2, 1607—June 10, 1611 Don Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas (second time)
*June 9, 1611—February 22, 1612 Don García Guerra, Archbishop of Mexico
*February 22, 1612—October 18, 1612 Don Pedro Otárola, Dean of the Audiencia
*October 18, 1612—March 14, 1621 Don Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar
*March 14, 1621—September 1621 Don Paz de Valecillo, Dean of the Audiencia

=Under King Philip IV=

*September 21, 1621—November 1, 1624 Don Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel, marqués de Gelves y conde de Priego
*November 3, 1624—September 16, 1635 Don Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, marqués de Cerralvo
*September 16, 1635—August 27, 1640 Don Lope Díez de Armendáriz, marqués de Cadereyta
*August 28, 1640—June 10, 1642 Don Diego López Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla, marqués de Villena y duque de Escalona, Grandee of Spain
*June 10, 1642—November 23, 1642 Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Archbishop of Puebla and Mexico
*November 23, 1642—May 13, 1648 Don García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, secundo conde de Salvatierra y marqués de Sobroso
*May 13, 1648—April 22, 1649 Don Marcos de Torres y Rueda
*April 22, 1649—June 28, 1650 Don Matías de Peralta, Dean of the Audiencia
*June 28, 1650—August 14, 1653 Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Liste
*August 15, 1653—September 15, 1660 Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, Grandee of Spain
*September 16, 1660—June 28, 1664 Don Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, conde de Baños
*June 29, 1664—October 15, 1664 Don Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Archbishop of Puebla
*October 15, 1664—December 8, 1673 Don Antonio Sebastián de Toledo, marqués de Mancera

=Under King Charles II=

*December 8, 1673—December 13, 1673 Don Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal, duque de Veragua
*December 13, 1673—November 30, 1680 Don Payo Enríquez de Rivera, Archbishop of Mexico
*November 30, 1680—November 30, 1686 Don Tomás Antonio de la Cerda y Aragón, conde de Paredes
*November 30, 1686—November 19, 1688 Don Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega, 3rd conde de Monclova
*November 20, 1688—February 26, 1696 Don Gaspar de la Cerda Sandoval Silva y Mendoza, 8th conde de Gelves
*February 27, 1696—December 18, 1696 Don Juan Ortega y Montañés
*December 18, 1696—November 3, 1701 Don José Sarmiento y Valladares, conde de Moctezuma y de Tula

=Under King Philip V Bourbon=

*November 4, 1701—November 27, 1702 Don Juan Ortega y Montañés
*November 27, 1702—January 14, 1711 Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez, duque de Alburquerque y marqués de Cuéllar
*January 15, 1711—August 15, 1716 Don Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva, duque de Linares
*August 16, 1716—October 14, 1722 Don Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán, duque de Arión
*October 15, 1722—March 17, 1734 Don Juan de Acuña, marqués de Casafuerte
*March 17, 1734—August 17, 1740 Don Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, Archbishop of México
*August 17, 1740—August 22, 1741 Don Pedro de Castro y Figueroa, duque de la Conquista
*August 23, 1741—November 3, 1742 Don Pedro Malo de Villavicencio, President of the Audiencia
*November 3, 1742—July 8, 1746 Don Pedro Cebrián y Agustín, Count of Fuenclara

=Under King Ferdinand VI=

*July 9, 1746—November 9, 1755 Don Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, 1st Count of Revillagigedo
*November 10, 1755—February 5, 1760 Don Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón, marqués de las Amarillas
*February 5, 1760—April 28, 1760 Don Francisco Antonio de Echávarri, Dean of the Audiencia

=Under King Charles III=

*April 28, 1760—October 5, 1760 Don Francisco Cajigal de la Vega
*October 6, 1760—August 24, 1766 Don Joaquín de Montserrat, marqués de Cruillas
*August 25, 1766—September 2, 1771 Don Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués de Croix
*September 23, 1771—April 9, 1779 Don Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa
*April 9 1779—August 23, 1779 Don Francisco Romá y Rosell, Regent of the Audiencia
*August 23, 1779—April 28, 1783 Don Martín de Mayorga
*April 29, 1783—November 3, 1784 Don Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo
*November 1784—June 17, 1785 Don Vicente de Herrera y Rivero, Regent of the Audiencia
*June 17, 1785—November 30, 1786 Don Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez
*November 9 1786—May 8, 1787 Don Eusebio Sánchez Pareja y Beleño, Regent of the Audiencia
*May 8, 1787—August 16, 1787 Don Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Archbishop of México
*August 17, 1787—October 16, 1789 Don Manuel Antonio Flores

=Under King Charles IV=

*October 17, 1789—July 11, 1794 Don Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
*July 12, 1794—May 31, 1798 Don Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca y Branciforte, marqués de Branciforte
*May 31, 1798—April 30, 1800 Don Miguel José de Azanza
*April 30, 1800—January 4, 1803 Don Félix Berenguer de Marquina

Viceroys during the War of Independence

ee also

*New Spain
*Mexico
*History of Mexico
*List of Presidents of Mexico

External links

*es icon [http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/?c=etapa&etapa=6 List of viceroys and other colonial rulers] at the Mexican government site
*es icon [http://www.colosiofilialoaxaca.org/assets/gobernantes.ppt Cronología de los Gobernantes de México 1325-2000] (Powerpoint)
*es icon [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobernantes_pre-virreinales_en_Nueva_Espa%C3%B1a List of Spanish colonial officials before the viceroyalty]