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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.

TenureIncumbentNotes
Spanish Suzerainty
Governors
1511 to 1524Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
1524 to 1526Juan de Altamarino
1526 to 1531Gonzalo de Guzmán
1531 to 1532Juan de Vadillo
1532 to 1534Manuel de Rojas y Cordova
1535 to 1537Gonzalo de Guzmán
1538 to 1542Hernando de Soto
1544 to 1546Juanes de Ávila
1546 to 1548Antonio de Cháves
1549 to 1555Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo
1556 to 1565Diego de Mazariegos
1565 to 1567Francisco García Osorio
1567Francisco de Zayas
1567 to 1574Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1572 to 1574Sancho Pardo Donlebún
1574 to 1577Gabriel de Montalvo[2][3]
1577 to 1579Francisco Carreño
1579 to 1584Gaspar de Torres
1584 to 1589Gabriel de Luján
1589 to 1593Juan de Tejeda
1593 to 1602Juan Maldonaldo Barnuevo
1602 to 1608Pedro de Valdez
1608 to 1616Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda
1616 to 1619Sancho de Alquiza
1620 to 1624Francisco de Venegas
1624 to 1626Damián Velásquez de Contreras
1626 to 1630Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera
1630 to 1634Juan Bitrián de Viamonte y Navarra
1634 to 1639Francisco Riaño y Gamboa
1639 to 1647Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento
1647 to 1653Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo, señor de la Villa de Santacruz de Pinares
1653 to 1654Francisco Xelder
1654 to 1656Juan de Montanos Blázquez
1656 to 1658Diego Rangel
1658 to 1663Juan de Salamanca
1663 to 1664Rodrigo Flores de Aldana
1664 to 1670Francisco Oregón y Gascón
1670 to 1680Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma
1680 to 1685José Fernández Córdoba Ponce de León
1685 to 1687Manuel de Murguia y MenaRemoved from office for illicit trade
1687 to 1689Diego Antonio de Viana y Hinojosa
1689 to 1695Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas
3 October 1695 to 20 September 1702Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, Marquis of the Vado del MaestrePromoted to captain-general of New Granada
20 September 1702 to 4 December 1702Pedro Nicolás Benítez de LugoFormer gentleman of the Elector of Bavaria; died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office
4 December 1702 to 13 May 1706Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino VandevalInterim governor (military and civil)
13 May 1706 to 8 July 1706Pedro Álvarez de VillarínDied of yellow fever shortly after assuming office
8 July 1706 to 18 January 1708Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino VandevalInterim governor (military and civil)
18 January 1708 to 18 February 1711Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa TorresFormer governor of Spanish Florida
18 February 1711 to 10 June 1711Pablo CaveroAssumed 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 1713Luis ChacónInterim governor
14 February 1713 to 26 May 1716Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa TorresRestored to office
26 May 1716 to 23 August 1717Vicente de Raja
23 August 1717 to 23 June 1718Gómez Mazaver Ponce de LeónProvisional governor
23 June 1718 to 29 September 1724Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega
29 September 1724 to 18 March 1734Dionisio Martínez de la Vega
18 March 1734 to 22 April 1746Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, Count of Revillagigedo
22 April 1746 to 21 July 1746Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes
21 July 1746 to 9 June 1747Diego Peñalosa
9 June 1747 to 18 May 1760Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega
18 May 1760 to 7 February 1761Pedro AlonsoProvisional governor
7 February 1761 to 13 August 1762Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna
British Suzerainty
13 August 1762 to 1 January 1763George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
1 January 1763 to 8 July 1763William Keppel
Spanish Suzerainty
8 July 1763 to 27 June 1765Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando, Count of Ricla
27 June 1765 to 13 July 1765Diego Manrique
13 July 1765 to 19 March 1766Pascual Jiménez de CisnerosProvisional governor
19 March 1766 to 14 August 1771Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Henestrosa y Lasso de la Vega
14 August 1771 to 18 November 1771Diego José Navarro García de Valladares1st Term (Provisional governor)
18 November 1771 to 12 June 1777Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano, Marquis of la Torre
12 June 1777 to 12 February 1782Diego José Navarro García de Valladares2nd Term (Provisional governor)
12 February 1782 to 29 December 1782Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat
29 December 1782 to 4 February 1785Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga
4 February 1785 to 7 April 1785Bernardo de Gálvez
7 April 1785 to 28 December 1785Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del RincónProvisional governor
28 December 1785 to 18 April 1789José Manuel de Ezpeleta
18 April 1789 to 8 July 1790Domingo Cabello y RoblesProvisional governor
8 July 1790 to 6 December 1796Luis de las Casas y Aragorri
6 December 1796 to 13 May 1799Juan Procopio de Bassecourt Thieulaine y Bryas López de Ochoa, Count of Santa Clara
13 May 1799 to 14 April 1812Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquis of Someruelos
14 April 1812 to 2 July 1816Juan Ruíz de Apodaca
2 July 1816 to 29 August 1819José Cienfuegos
28 August 1819 to 3 March 1821Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Niño
3 March 1821 to 19 July 1822Nicolás de Mahy y Romo
19 July 1822 to 2 May 1823Sebastián Kindelán y OregónProvisional Governor
2 May 1823 to 15 May 1832Francisco Dionisio Vives
15 May 1832 to 1 June 1834Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
1 June 1834 to 20 April 1838Miguel Tacón y Rosique
20 April 1838 to 10 January 1840Joaquín de Ezpeleta
10 January 1840 to 7 March 1841Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón
7 March 1841 to 15 September 1843Jerónimo Valdés
15 September 1843 to 21 October 1843Francisco Javier de UlloaProvisional Governor
21 October 1843 to 29 March 1848Leopoldo O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan
29 March 1848 to 11 November 1850Federico Roncali
11 November 1850 to 16 April 1852José Gutiérrez de la Concha1st Term
16 April 1852 to 3 December 1853Valentín Cañedo
3 December 1853 to 21 September 1854Juan González de la Pezuela
21 September 1854 to 24 November 1859José Gutiérrez de la Concha2nd Term
24 November 1859 to 10 December 1862Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke of la Torre
10 December 1862 to 30 May 1866Domingo Dulce1st Term
30 May 1866 to 3 November 1866Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea1st Term
3 November 1866 to 24 September 1867Joaquín del Manzano
24 September 1867 to 21 December 1867Blas Villate1st Term (Provisional governor)
21 December 1867 to 4 January 1869Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea2nd Term
4 January 1869 to 2 June 1869Domingo Dulce2nd Term
2 June 1869 to 28 June 1869Felipe Ginovés del EspinarProvisional Governor
28 June 1869 to 13 December 1870Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas
13 December 1870 to 11 July 1872Blas Villate2nd Term
11 July 1872 to 18 April 1873Francisco Ceballos y Vargas
18 April 1873 to 4 November 1873Cándido Pieltaín
4 November 1873 to 6 April 1874Joaquín Jovellar y Soler1st Term
6 April 1874 to 1 March 1875José Gutiérrez de la Concha3rd Term
1 March 1875 to 8 March 1875Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo1st Term (Provisional Governor)
8 March 1875 to 18 January 1876Blas Villate3rd Term
18 January 1876 to 18 June 1878Joaquín Jovellar y Soler2nd Term
18 June 1878 to 5 February 1879Arsenio Martínez Campos1st Term
5 February 1879 to 17 April 1879Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo2nd Term (Provisional Governor)
17 April 1879 to 28 November 1881 Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata1st Term
28 November 1881 to 5 August 1883Luis Prendergast y Gordon, Marquis of Victoria de las Tunas
5 August 1883 to 28 September 1883Tomás y RegnaProvisional Governor
28 September 1883 to 8 November 1884Ignacio María del Castillo
8 November 1884 to 25 March 1886Ramón Fajardo e Izquierdo
25 March 1886 to 15 July 1887Emilio Calleja1st Term
15 July 1887 to 13 March 1889Sabas Marín y González1st Term
13 March 1889 to 6 February 1890Manuel Salamanca y Negrete
6 February 1890 to 4 April 1890José Sánchez y GómezProvisional Governor
4 April 1890 to 24 August 1890José Chinchilla
24 August 1890 to 20 June 1892Camilo de Polavieja
20 June 1892 to 15 July 1893Alejandro Rodríguez Arias y Rodulfo
15 July 1893 to 16 September 1893José ArderiusProvisional Governor
16 September 1893 to 16 April 1895Emilio Calleja2nd Term
16 April 1895 to 20 January 1896Arsenio Martínez Campos2nd Term
20 January 1896 to 11 February 1896Sabas Marín y González2nd Term (Provisional Governor)
11 February 1896 to 31 October 1897Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Duke of Rubí
31 October 1897 to 30 November 1898Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata2nd Term
30 November 1898 to 1 January 1899Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos
American Suzerainty
1 January 1899 to 23 December 1899John Ruller Brooke
23 December 1899 to 20 May 1902Leonard Wood[4]
Republic of Cuba
20 May 1902See List of Presidents of Cuba
American Occupation
29 September 1906 to 13 October 1906William Howard TaftProvisional governor
13 October 1906 to 28 January 1909Charles Edward Magoon[5]Provisional governor

For continuation after independence see List of presidents of Cuba.

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