This is a list of Colonial Governors of Honduras. The first governor who ruled this colony was
Ãlvaro de Saavedra Cerón between 1525 and 1526, although Honduras was not conquered and pacified until 1536 by
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado (; c. 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatá ...
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During Honduras's colonial period, the territory went through three periods: In the first (1525 – 26 Jun 1787), the people who ruled Honduras were recognized as Governors. In the second period (26 June 1787 – 1812), Honduras was ruled by so-called Governor-Intendants, while in the third period (4 February 1812 – 28 September 1821), Honduras was ruled from
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
. So, the people who ruled Honduras in this period were Mayors.
Honduras: Chronology
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Governors
* Ãlvaro de Saavedra Cerón (d. 1529): 1525 – 27 October 1526
* Diego López de Salcedo: 27 October 1526 – 1530
* Andrés de Cerezeda (d. c.1540): 1530 – 1532 (1st time)
* Diego AlvÃtez: 1532
* Andrés de Cerezeda: 1532 – 1535 (2nd time)
* Francisco de Montejo: 1535 – 1540 (1st time)
* Diego Garcia de Celis: 1541 – 1542
* Francisco de Montejo: 1542 – 1544 (2nd time)
* Juan Pérez de Cabrera: 1552 – 1555
* Pedro de Salvatierra: 1555 – 1562
* Alonso Ortiz de Elgueta: 1563 – 1564
* Alonso Ortiz de Argueta: 1564 - 1567.
* Juan de Vargas Carvajal: 1567 – 1570
* Juan de Soto Pachón: 1570 - 1573
* Diego de Herrera: 1573 – 1577
* Alonso de Contreras Guevara: 1577 – 1582
* Rodrigo Ponce de León: 1582 – 1589
* Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza: 1589 – 1594
* Rodrigo Ponce de León: (2º term) 1594 – 1602
* Jorge de Alvarado y Villafañe: 1602 – 1605
* Pedro de Castro: 1605 – 1608
* Juan Guerra de Ayala: 1608 – 1612
* GarcÃa Garabito de León: 1612 – 1617
* Juan Lobato: 1617 – 1620
* Juan de Miranda: 1620 – 1625
* Pedro del Rosal: 1625 – 1632
* Francisco MartÃnez de la Ribamontan Santander: 1632 – 1639
* Francisco de Ãvila y Lugo: 1639 – 1641
* Alonso de Silva Salazar: 1641 – 1643
* Juan de Bustamante Herrera: 1643 – 1644
* Melchor Alonso Tamayo: 1644 – 1647
* Baltasar de la Cruz: 1647 – 1650
* Juan de Zuazo: 1650 – 1668
* Juan Márquez Cabrera
Juan Márquez Cabrera was a Spanish soldier who served as governor of Honduras (1668 – 1672) and then of Spanish Florida (1680 – 1687), until he was dismissed for abuses in office against the native peoples and Spanish citizens of Florida. H ...
: 1668 – 1672
* Pedro de Godoy Ponce de León: 1673 – 1676
* Francisco de Castro y Ayala: 1676 – 1679
* Lorenzo RamÃrez de Guzmán: 1679 – 1682
* Antonio de Navia y Bolaños: 1682 – 1687
* Sancho Ordóñez: 1689 – 1693
* Antonio de Oseguera y Quevedo: 1693 – 1698
* Antonio de Ayala: 1698 – 1702
* Antonio de Monfort: 1702 – 1705
* Gregorio de Salinas Varona: 1705 – 1709
* Enrique Longman: 1712 – 1715
* José Rodezno: 1715 – 1717
* Diego Gutiérrez de Argüelles: 1717 – 1727
* Manuel de Castilla y Portugal: 1727 – 1738
* Francisco de Parga: 1738 – 1741
* Tomás Hermenegildo de Arana: 1741 – 1745
* Luis Machado: 1745 – 1746
* Juan de Vera: 1746 – 1747
* Alonso Fernández de Heredia
Alonso Fernández de Heredia (died March 19, 1782) was a Spanish Captain General and administrator who governed Honduras (1747), Florida (1751–1758), Yucatan (in modern-day Mexico; 1758–?), the Captaincy General of Guatemala (1761–1771) ...
: 1747
* Diego de Tablada (interim): 14 junio 1747 – 1750
* Pedro Trucco (interim): 1750 – 1751
* Pantaleón Ibáñez Cuevas: 2 July 1751 – 1757
* Fulgencio GarcÃa de SolÃs: 1757 – 1759
* Gabriel Franco (interim): 1759 – 1761
* José Sáenz Bahamonde: 1761 – 1769 (death)
* Juan Antonio González: (interim) 1769 – 13 May 1770
* Antonio Ferrandis (interim): 13 May 1770 – 1770
* Bartolomé Pérez Quijano: 1770 – 1775
* AgustÃn Pérez Quijano: 1775 – 1779
* Francisco Aybar: 1779 – 1783
* Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo
Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo Arrocha (1738–1798) was a military officer who served as Governor and intendant of Honduras between 1783 and 1789, and Governor of East Florida from July 1790 to March 1796.
Early life
De Quesada w ...
: 11 August 1783 – 26 June 1787
Governor-Intendants
* Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo: 26 Jun 1787 – 1789
* Alejo GarcÃa Conde: 7 May 1789 – 1796
*Ramón de Anguiano: June 1796 – 1808
* Antonio Noberto Serrano y Polo (b. 1753 – d. 1820): 1804 – 1810 (acting for absent Anguiano)
* Carlos Castañón: 1810 – 1812
Mayors
Since 1812, the Governors of Honduras became in Mayors, because Honduras was governed from Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
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* José MarÃa PÃñol y Muñoz: January 1812 – 4 Feb 1812 (acting for Castañón)
* Juan Francisco Marqués: 4 Feb 1812 – 1 Mar 1812
* Pedro Gutiérrez: 1 Mar 1812 – Apr 1812
* Juan Antonio de Tornos: Apr 1812 – 1818
* José Gregorio Tinoco de Contreras (b. c.1780 – d. 18..): 1818 – 21 Nov 1821
* Juan Nepomuceno Fernandez Lindo y Zelaya (acting) (b. 1790 – d. 1857): 21 November 1821 – 28 September 1822
See also
* List of presidents of Honduras
This article lists the presidents of Honduras, since the country declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821.
Heads of state of Honduras within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1839)
On 1 July 1823 Honduras, along ...
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References
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Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...