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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, 1521December 24, 1521 Hernán Cortés


    December 24, 1521December 30, 1521 Cristóbal de Tapia » December 30, 1521October 12, 1524 Hernán Cortés, as governor and captain general from October 15, 1522


    October 12, 1524December 29, 1524 Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz, Alonso de Zuazo » December 29, 1524February 17, 1525 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Zuazo


    February 17, 1525April 20, 1525 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz, Alonso de Zuazo » April 20, 1525May 23, 1525 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Zuazo


    May 24, 1525January 28, 1526 Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino » January 29, 1526June 24, 1526 Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz


    June 25, 1526July 3, 1526 Hernán Cortés » July 4, 1526July 16, 1526 Luis Ponce de León


    July 16, 1526March 1, 1527 Marcos de Aguilar » March 2, 1527August 22, 1527 Alonso de Estrada, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Luis de la Torre


    August 22, 1527December 8, 1528 Alonso de Estrada, Luis de la Torre » December 9, 1528December 21, 1529 Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, Juan Ortiz de Matienzo, Diego Delgadillo (the first Audiencia)


    December 21, 1529January 9, 1531 Juan Ortiz de Matienzo, Diego Delgadillo (the first Audiencia) » January 10, 1531April 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

Under King Philip II

  • 1564-1566 Don Francisco Ceinos, Dean of the Audiencia
  • October 16, 1566March 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, 1568October 3, 1580 Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza
  • October 4, 1580June 29, 1583 Don Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 4th conde de la Coruña
  • June 1583September 24, 1584 Don Luis de Villanueva y Zapata Dean of the Audiencia
  • September 25, 1584October 16, 1585 Don Pedro Moya de Contreras, Archbishop of Mexico
  • October 17, 1585January 26, 1590 Don Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga, marqués de Villamanrique
  • January 27, 1590November 4, 1595 Don Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas
  • November 5, 1595October 26, 1603 Don Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, Count of Monterrey

    Under King Philip III

  • October 27, 1603July 2, 1607 Don Juan de Mendoza y Luna, marqués de Montesclaros
  • July 2, 1607June 10, 1611 Don Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas (second time)
  • June 9, 1611February 22, 1612 Don García Guerra, Archbishop of Mexico
  • February 22, 1612October 18, 1612 Don Pedro Otárola, Dean of the Audiencia
  • October 18, 1612March 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, 1621November 1, 1624 Don Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel, marqués de Gelves y conde de Priego
  • November 3, 1624September 16, 1635 Don Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, marqués de Cerralvo
  • September 16, 1635August 27, 1640 Don Lope Díez de Armendáriz, marqués de Cadereyta
  • August 28, 1640June 10, 1642 Don Diego López Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla, marqués de Villena y duque de Escalona, Grandee of Spain
  • June 10, 1642November 23, 1642 Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Archbishop of Puebla and Mexico
  • November 23, 1642May 13, 1648 Don García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, secundo conde de Salvatierra y marqués de Sobroso
  • May 13, 1648April 22, 1649 Don Marcos de Torres y Rueda
  • April 22, 1649June 28, 1650 Don Matías de Peralta, Dean of the Audiencia
  • June 28, 1650August 14, 1653 Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Liste
  • August 15, 1653September 15, 1660 Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, Grandee of Spain
  • September 16, 1660June 28, 1664 Don Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, conde de Baños
  • June 29, 1664October 15, 1664 Don Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Archbishop of Puebla
  • October 15, 1664December 8, 1673 Don Antonio Sebastián de Toledo, marqués de Mancera

    Under King Charles II

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

    Under King Philip V Bourbon

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

    Under King Ferdinand VI

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

    Under King Charles III

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

    Under King Charles IV

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

    Viceroys during the War of Independence

    Viceroy Term Start Term Ended King
    January 4 1803 September 16 1808 Charles IV
    September 16 1808 July 19 1809 Joseph Bonaparte
    July 19 1809 May 8 1810 Ferdinand VII
    May 8 1810 September 14 1810 Ferdinand VII
    September 14 1810 March 4 1813 Ferdinand VII
    March 4 1813 September 20 1816 Ferdinand VII
    September 20 1816 July 5 1821 Ferdinand VII
    July 15 1821 July 21 1821 Ferdinand VII
    July 21 1821 September 28 1821 Ferdinand VII

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