List of viceroys of New Spain
| Viceroy of New Spain | |
|---|---|
 Juan O'Donojú | |
| Residence | The Viceroy palace (Now the National Palace) |
| Appointer | The King of Spain |
| Formation | 14 November 1535 |
| First holder | Antonio de Mendoza |
| Final holder | Juan O'Donojú |
| Abolished | 28 September 1821 |
The following is a list of Viceroys of New Spain.
In addition to viceroys, the following lists the highest Spanish governors of the colony 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.
Contents
1 Governor of the Indies
2 Governor of New Spain
3 Viceroys of New Spain (1535–1821)
4 See also
5 External links
Governor of the Indies
This office covered the territories that were discovered by Christopher Columbus.
- 1492–1499 – Christopher Columbus, as governor and 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Don Antonio de Mendoza, Marquis of Mondéjar, Count of Tendilla | 14 November 1535 | 25 November 1550 |  Charles I |
 | Don Luís de Velasco, | 25 November 1550 | 31 July 1564 | |
 | Francisco Ceinos, Dean of the Audiencia | 1 August 1564 | 19 October 1566 |  Philip II |
 | Don Gastón Carrillo de Peralta y Bosquete, Third Marquis of Falces | 19 October 1566 | 11 November 1567 | |
| Licenciado Alonso de Muñoz and Licenciado Luís Carrillo | 11 November 1567 | April 1568 | |
| Licenciado Alonso de Muñoz | April 1568 | 14 April 1568 | |
| Francisco Ceinos, Dean of the Audiencia | 14 April 1568 | 4 November 1568 | |
 | Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza | 5 November 1568 | 4 October 1580 | |
 | Don Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, Fourth Count of La Coruña | 4 October 1580 | 19 June 1583 | |
| Luís de Villanueva y Zapata, Dean of the Audiencia | 19 June 1583 | 24 September 1584 | |
 | Pedro de Moya y Contrerás (Archbishop of Mexico) | 25 September 1584 | 17 October 1585 | |
 | Don Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga First Marquis of Villamanrique | 17 October 1585 | 27 January 1590 | |
 | Don Luís de Velasco Marquis of Salinas | 27 January 1590 | 5 November 1595 | |
 | Don Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca, Fifth Count of Monterrey | 5 November 1595 | 27 October 1603 | |
 | Don Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros | 27 October 1603 | 2 July 1607 |  Philip III |
| Don Luís de Velasco, Marquis of Salinas | 2 July 1607 | 19 June 1611 | |
 | García Guerra, O.P. (Archbishop of Mexico) | 19 June 1611 | 22 February 1612 | |
| Pedro Otárola, Dean of the Audiencia | 22 February 1612 | 18 October 1612 | |
 | Don Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar and Count of Posadas | 18 October 1612 | 14 March 1621 | |
| Paz de Valecillo, Dean of the Audiencia | 14 March 1621 | 11 September 1621 | |
 | Don Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel, First Marquis of Gélves | 12 September 1621 | 1 November 1624 |  Philip IV |
Vacant Due to the discrepancy on the arrival of successor Viceroy from 1 November to 3 November 1624. | ||||
 | Don Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio de Toledo, Third Marquis of Cerralvo | 3 November 1624 | 16 September 1635 | |
 | Don Lope Díez de Aux de Armendáriz, Marquis of Cadereyta | 16 September 1635 | 28 August 1640 | |
 | Don Diego Roque López Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla, Seventh Duke of Escalona, Seventh Marquis of Villena and Seventh Count of Xiquena | 28 August 1640 | 10 June 1642 | |
 | DonJuan de Palafox y Mendoza (Bishop of Puebla) | 10 June 1642 | 23 November 1642 | |
 | Don García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, Second Count of Salvatierra and Marquis of Sobroso | 23 November 1642 | 14 May 1648 | |
 | Marcos de Torres y Rueda (Bishop of Yucatan) | 15 May 1648 | 22 April 1649 | |
| Matías de Peralta, Dean of the Audiencia | 22 April 1649 | 28 June 1650 | |
 | Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, Ninth Count of Alba de Liste and Marquis of Villaflor | 28 June 1650 | 15 August 1653 | |
 | Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Eighth Duke of Alburquerque, Marquis of Cuéllar, Count of Ledesma and of Huelma | 15 August 1653 | 16 September 1660 | |
 | Don Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, Count of Baños and Marquis of Leyva and of Ladrada | 16 September 1660 | 29 June 1664 | |
 | Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas (Bishop of Puebla) | 29 June 1664 | 15 October 1664 | |
 | Don Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar, Second Marquis of Mancera | 16 October 1664 | 20 November 1673 | |
 | Don Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal y Castro, Sixth Duke of Veragua, Sixth Marquis of Jamaica and Sixth Count of Gelves | 20 November 1673 | 13 December 1673 |  Charles II |
 | Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A. (Bishop of Guatemala and Archbishop of Mexico) | 13 December 1673 | 7 November 1680 | |
 | Don Tomás Antonio Manuel Lorenzo de la Cerda y Aragón Third Marquis of La Laguna de Camero Viejo | 7 November 1680 | 16 June 1686 | |
 | Don Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega, Third Count of Monclova | 16 June 1686 | 20 November 1688 | |
 | Don Gaspar Melchor Baltasar de la Cerda Silva Sandoval y Mendoza, Eighth Count of Galve, Lord of Salcedón and Tortola | 20 November 1688 | 27 February 1696 | |
 | Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño (Bishop of Durango, Guatemala, Michoacán and Archbishop of Mexico) | 27 February 1696 | 18 December 1696 | |
 | Don José Sarmiento y Valladares, Count of Moctezuma and of Tula | 18 December 1696 | 4 November 1701 | |
| Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño (Archbishop of Mexico) | 4 November 1701 | 27 November 1702 |  Philip V |
 | Don Francisco V Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez y Fernández de la Cueva, Tenth Duke of Alburquerque and Marquis of Cuéllar | 27 November 1702 | 13 November 1710 | |
 | Don Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva, First Duke of Linares and Marquis of Valdefuentes | 13 November 1710 | 16 July 1716 | |
 | Don Baltasar de Zúñiga Guzmán Sotomayor y Mendoza, Duke of Arión and Marquis of Valero | 16 July 1716 | 15 October 1722 | |
 | Don Juan de Acuña y Bejarano, Second Marquis of Casa Fuerte | 15 October 1722 | 17 March 1734 |  Louis I From 1700–1724, Philip V of Spain was the king; then from 1724–1746. Louis I only reigned in 1724. |
 | Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta (Archbishop of Mexico) | 17 March 1734 | 17 August 1740 | Philip V |
 | Don Pedro de Castro Figueroa y Salazar, First Duke of La Conquista and First Marquis of Gracia Real | 17 August 1740 | 22 August 1741 | |
 | Pedro Malo de Villavicencio, President of the Audiencia | 23 August 1741 | 2 November 1742 | |
 | Don Pedro Cebrián y Agustín, Fifth Count of Fuenclara | 3 November 1742 | 9 July 1746 | |
 | Don Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, First Count of Revillagigedo | 9 July 1746 | 9 November 1755 |  Ferdinand VI |
 | Don Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón, Marquis of Amarillas | 10 November 1755 | 5 February 1760 | |
| Francisco Antonio de Echávarri, Dean of the Audiencia | 5 February 1760 | 28 April 1760 | |
 | Francisco Cajigal de la Vega | 28 April 1760 | 5 October 1760 |  Charles III |
 | Don Joaquín de Montserrat, Marquis of Cruillas | 5 October 1760 | 24 August 1766 | |
 | Don Carlos Francisco de Croix, Marquis of Croix | 24 August 1766 | 22 September 1771 | |
 | Don Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, Marquis of Valleheroso and Count of Jerena | 22 September 1771 | 9 April 1779 | |
| Francisco Romá y Rosell, Regent of the Audiencia | 10 April 1779 | 22 August 1779 | |
 | Martín de Mayorga Ferrer, Captain General of Guatemala | 23 August 1779 | 28 April 1783 | |
 | Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo, Captain General of Guatemala | 28 April 1783 | 20 October 1784 | |
| Vicente de Herrera y Rivero, Regent of the Audiencia | 20 October 1784 | 17 June 1785 | |
 | Don Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez | 17 June 1785 | 30 November 1786 | |
| Eusebio Sánchez Pareja y Beleño Regent of the Audiencia | 30 November 1786 | 8 May 1787 | |
 | Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta (Archbishop of Mexico) | 8 May 1787 | 16 August 1787 | |
 | Manuel Antonio Flórez Maldonado Martínez Ángulo y Bodquín | 16 August 1787 | 16 October 1789 | |
 | Don Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas, Second Count of Revillagigedo | 17 October 1789 | 11 July 1794 |  Charles IV |
 | Don Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca de Carini y Branciforte, First Marquis of Branciforte | 12 July 1794 | 31 May 1798 | |
 | Don Miguel José de Azanza Alegría, Duke of Santa Fe | 31 May 1798 | 30 April 1800 | |
 | Félix Berenguer de Marquina | 30 April 1800 | 4 January 1803 | |
 | José de Iturrigaray | 4 January 1803 | 16 September 1808 | |
 | Pedro de Garibay | 16 September 1808 | 19 July 1809 |  Joseph Bonaparte |
 | Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont (Archbishop of Mexico) | 19 July 1809 | 8 May 1810 |  Ferdinand VII |
 | Pedro Catani | 8 May 1810 | 14 September 1810 | |
 | Don Francisco Javier Venegas, Marquess of Reunión and of New Spain | 14 September 1810 | 4 March 1813 | |
 | Don Félix María Calleja del Rey, First Count of Calderón | 4 March 1813 | 20 September 1816 | |
 | Don Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, First Count of Venadito | 20 September 1816 | 5 July 1821 | |
 | Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo | 15 July 1821 | 21 July 1821 | |
 | Juan O'Donojú | 21 July 1821 | 28 September 1821 | |
See also
- Mexico
- History of Mexico
- List of heads of state of Mexico
- Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico
Viceroyalty of New Spain
- Governor-General of the Philippines
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
- Viceroyalty of New Granada
External links
(in Spanish) List of viceroys and other colonial rulers at the Mexican government site
(in Spanish) Cronología de los Gobernantes de México 1325–2000 (Powerpoint)
(in Spanish) List of Spanish colonial officials before the viceroyalty
