List of Viceroys of New Spain

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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 was vacant. Most of these individuals exercised most or all of the functons of viceroy, usually on an interim basis.

Contents

Spanish Rule Before Appointment of Viceroy

Of the Indies

1508-1511 Diego Columbus, as governor of the Indies

1511-1518 Diego Columbus, as viceroy of the Indies

1518-1524 Diego Velázquez, 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

Under King
April 17, 1535—November 25, 1550 Don Antonio de Mendoza
November 25, 1550—July 31, 1564 Don Luis de Velasco

Under King
1564-1566 Francisco Ceinos, President 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 Francisco Ceinos, President 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
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
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
October 18, 1612—March 14, 1621 Don Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar

Under King
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
June 28, 1650—August 14, 1653 Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Liste y marqués de Villaflor
August 15, 1653—September 15, 1660 Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque, Grandee of Spain
September 16, 1660—June 28, 1664 Don Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, conde de Baños y marqués de Leyva
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
December 8, 1673—December 13, 1673 Don Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal, duque de Veragua y marqués de la Jamaica
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 y marqués de la Laguna
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

Under King
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
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, Duke of Linares
August 16, 1716—October 14, 1722 Don Baltasar de Zúñiga, duque de Arión y marqués de Valero
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 y marqués de Gracia Real
August 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
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

Under King
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 1779 —August 23, 1779 Don Francisco Romá y Rosell, President 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, President of the Audiencia
June 17, 1785—November 30, 1786 Don Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez
December 1786—May 8, 1787 Don Eusebio Sánchez Pareja y Beleño, President 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
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 for Independence

Under King Charles IV (continued)

January 4, 1803—September 16, 1808 Don José de Iturrigaray
September 16, 1808—July 19, 1809 Don Pedro de Garibay
July 19, 1809—May 8, 1810 Don Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont, Archbishop of Mexico

Under King
May 8, 1810—September 14, 1810 Don Pedro Catani, President of the Audiencia
September 14, 1810—March 4, 1813 Don Francisco Javier Venegas
March 4, 1813—September 20, 1816 Don Félix María Calleja del Rey
September 20, 1816—July 5, 1821 Don Juan Ruiz de Apodaca
July 5, 1821—July 21, 1810 Don Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo (acting)
July 21, 1821—September 28, 1821 Don Juan O'Donojú

Followed by

Don Agustín de Iturbide, as emperor

External links

[List of viceroys and other colonial rulers] at the Mexican government site
() [List of Spanish colonial officials before the viceroyalty]

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