List of viceroys of New Spain

The following is a list of viceroys of New Spain.

Viceroy of New Spain
ResidencePalace of the Viceroy
AppointerKing of Spain
Formation14 November 1535
First holderAntonio de Mendoza
Final holderJuan O'Donojú
Abolished28 September 1821

In addition to viceroys, the following lists the highest Spanish governors of the viceroyalty of New Spain, 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.

Governor of the West Indies

This office covered the territories that were discovered by Christopher Columbus.

1492–1499 – Christopher Columbus, as governor and viceroy of the West Indies
1499–1502 – Francisco de Bobadilla, as governor of the West Indies
1502–1509 – Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as governor of the West Indies
1509–1518 – Diego Columbus, as governor of the West Indies until 1511, thereafter as viceroy

Governor of New Spain

This office covered the territories that were claimed by Hernán Cortés. The office covered the territories that were under the control of the Governor of the Indies after 1524.

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

Viceroys of New Spain (1535–1821)

The first Viceroy of New Spain was appointed in 1535 to consolidate the offices of the Governor of the Indies and the Governor of New Spain into a single office.

Picture Viceroy From Until Monarch
Antonio de Mendoza14 November 153525 November 1550
Charles I
Luís de Velasco25 November 155031 July 1564
Gastón Carrillo de Peralta y Bosquete,
3rd Marquess of Falces
19 October 156611 November 1567
Philip II
Martín Enríquez de Almanza5 November 15684 October 1580
Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza,
4th Count of La Coruña
4 October 158019 June 1583
Pedro de Moya y Contrerás
(Archbishop of Mexico)
25 September 158417 October 1585
Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga
1st Marquess of Villamanrique
17 October 158527 January 1590
Luís de Velasco
Marquess of Salinas
27 January 15905 November 1595
Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca,
5th Count of Monterrey
5 November 159527 October 1603
Juan de Mendoza y Luna,
Marquess of Montesclaros
27 October 16032 July 1607
Philip III
Luís de Velasco,
Marquess of Salinas
2 July 160719 June 1611
García Guerra, O.P.
(Archbishop of Mexico)
19 June 161122 February 1612
Pedro Otárola,
Dean of the Audiencia
22 February 161218 October 1612
Diego Fernández de Córdoba,
Marquess of Guadalcázar and Count of Posadas
18 October 161214 March 1621
Paz de Valecillo,
Dean of the Audiencia
14 March 162111 September 1621
Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel,
1st Marquess of Gélves
21 September 16211 November 1624
Philip IV
Vacant
Due to the discrepancy on the arrival of successor Viceroy
from 1 November to 3 November 1624.
Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio de Toledo,
3rd Marquess of Cerralvo
3 November 162416 September 1635
Lope Díez de Aux de Armendáriz,
Marquess of Cadreita
16 September 163528 August 1640
Diego Roque López Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla,
7th Duke of Escalona, 7th Marquess of Villena and 7th Count of Xiquena
28 August 164010 June 1642
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
(Bishop of Puebla)
10 June 164223 November 1642
García Sarmiento de Sotomayor,
2nd Count of Salvatierra and Marquess of Sobroso
23 November 164214 May 1648
Marcos de Torres y Rueda
(Bishop of Yucatan)
15 May 164822 April 1649
Matías de Peralta,
Dean of the Audiencia
22 April 164928 June 1650
Luis Enríquez de Guzmán,
9th Count of Alba de Liste and Marquess of Villaflor
28 June 165015 August 1653
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva,
8th Duke of Alburquerque, Marquess of Cuéllar, Count of Ledesma and of Huelma
15 August 165316 September 1660
Juan de Leyva de la Cerda,
Marquess of Adrada
16 September 166029 June 1664
Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas
(Bishop of Puebla)
29 June 166415 October 1664
Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar,
2nd Marquess of Mancera
16 October 166420 November 1673
Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal y Castro,
6th Duke of Veragua, 6th Marquess of Jamaica and 6th Count of Gelves
20 November 167313 December 1673
Charles II
Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A.
(Bishop of Guatemala and Archbishop of Mexico)
13 December 16737 November 1680
Tomás Antonio Manuel Lorenzo de la Cerda y Aragón
3rd Marquess of La Laguna de Camero Viejo
7 November 168016 June 1686
Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega,
3rd Count of Monclova
16 June 168620 November 1688
Gaspar Melchor Baltasar de la Cerda Silva Sandoval y Mendoza,
8th Count of Galve, Lord of Salcedón and Tortola
20 November 168827 February 1696
Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
(Bishop of Durango, Guatemala, Michoacán and Archbishop of Mexico)
27 February 169618 December 1696
José Sarmiento Valladares Arines de Romay,
1st Duke of Atrisco, Count of Moctezuma and of Tula
18 December 16964 November 1701
Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
(Archbishop of Mexico)
4 November 170127 November 1702
Philip V
Francisco V Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez y Fernández de la Cueva,
10th Duke of Alburquerque and Marquess of Cuéllar
27 November 170213 November 1710
Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva,
1st Duke of Linares and Marquess of Valdefuentes
13 November 171016 July 1716
Baltasar de Zúñiga Guzmán Sotomayor y Mendoza,
1st Duke of Arión and Marquess of Valero
16 July 171615 October 1722
Juan de Acuña y Bejarano,
2nd Marquess of Casa Fuerte
15 October 172217 March 1734
Louis I
From 1700 to 1724, Philip V of Spain was the king; then from 1724 to 1746. Louis I only reigned in 1724.
Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
(Archbishop of Mexico)
17 March 173417 August 1740
Philip V
Pedro de Castro Figueroa y Salazar,
1st Duke of La Conquista and 1st Marquess of Gracia Real
17 August 174022 August 1741
Pedro Malo de Villavicencio,
President of the Audiencia
23 August 17412 November 1742
Pedro Cebrián y Agustín,
5th Count of Fuenclara
3 November 17429 July 1746
Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas,
1st Count of Revillagigedo
9 July 17469 November 1755
Ferdinand VI
Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón,
Marquess of Amarillas
10 November 17555 February 1760
Francisco Antonio de Echávarri,
Dean of the Audiencia
5 February 176028 April 1760
Francisco Cajigal de la Vega28 April 17605 October 1760
Charles III
Joaquín de Montserrat,
Marquess of Cruillas
5 October 176024 August 1766
Carlos Francisco de Croix,
Marquess of Croix
24 August 176622 September 1771
Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa22 September 17719 April 1779
Francisco Romá y Rosell,
Regent of the Audiencia
10 April 177922 August 1779
Martín de Mayorga Ferrer,
Captain General of Guatemala
23 August 177928 April 1783
Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo,
Captain General of Guatemala
28 April 178320 October 1784
Vicente de Herrera y Rivero,
Regent of the Audiencia
20 October 178417 June 1785
Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid,
1st Viscount of Galveston and 1st Count of Gálvez
17 June 178530 November 1786
Eusebio Sánchez Pareja y Beleño
Regent of the Audiencia
30 November 17868 May 1787
Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta
(Archbishop of Mexico)
8 May 178716 August 1787
Manuel Antonio Flórez Maldonado16 August 178716 October 1789
Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas,
2nd Count of Revillagigedo
17 October 178911 July 1794
Charles IV
Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca de Carini y Branciforte,
1st Marquess of Branciforte
12 July 179431 May 1798
Miguel José de Azanza Alegría,
1st Duke of Santa Fe
31 May 179830 April 1800
Félix Berenguer de Marquina30 April 18004 January 1803
José de Iturrigaray4 January 180316 September 1808
Pedro de Garibay16 September 180819 July 1809
Joseph I
Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
(Archbishop of Mexico)
19 July 18098 May 1810
Ferdinand VII
Pedro Catani8 May 181014 September 1810
Francisco Javier Venegas,
1st Marquess of Reunión and of New Spain
14 September 18104 March 1813
Félix María Calleja del Rey,
1st Count of Calderón
4 March 181320 September 1816
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca,
1st Count of Venadito
20 September 18165 July 1821
Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo15 July 182121 July 1821
Juan O'Donojú21 July 182128 September 1821

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.