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This is a list of Colonial Governors of Honduras. The first governor who ruled this colony was
Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (often written as Álvaro de Saavedra) (d. 1529) was one of the Spanish explorers in the Pacific Ocean. The exact date and place of his birth are unknown, but he was born in the late 15th century or early 16th century in ...
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 ...
. 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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Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (often written as Álvaro de Saavedra) (d. 1529) was one of the Spanish explorers in the Pacific Ocean. The exact date and place of his birth are unknown, but he was born in the late 15th century or early 16th century in ...
(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 Alvítez: 1532 * Andrés de Cerezeda: 1532 – 1535 (2nd time) *
Francisco de Montejo Francisco de Montejo (; 1479 – 1553) was a Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America. Early years Francisco de Montejo was born about 1473 to a family of lesser Spanish nobility in Salamanca, Spain. He never documented his parentage ...
: 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 Alonso is a Spanish name of Germanic origin that is a Castilian variant of ''Adalfuns''. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 36.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Alonso'' were residents of Spain (frequency 1:222), 26.1% of Mexico (1:83 ...
: 1563 – 1564 *
Alonso Ortiz de Argueta Alonso is a Spanish name of Germanic origin that is a Castilian variant of ''Adalfuns''. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 36.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Alonso'' were residents of Spain (frequency 1:222), 26.1% of Mexico (1:83 ...
: 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 Don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza, ( es, link=no, Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza), Jerónimo de Carranza, pt, Hieronimo de Carança; c. 1539 – c. 1600 or 1608) was a Spanish nobleman, humanist, scientist, one of the most famous fencers, and ...
: 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 * García Garabito de León: 1612 – 1617 * Juan Lobato: 1617 – 1620 * Juan de Miranda: 1620 – 1625 * Pedro del Rosal: 1625 – 1632 * Francisco Martínez de la Ribamontan Santander: 1632 – 1639 * Francisco de Ávila 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 Ramírez 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 Gregorio de Salinas Varona (1647 or 1650 in Tormé, Burgos, Spain – 1720 in Mexico City, New Spain) was a noble and Spanish administrator who served as governor in Texas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon (the latter two localized in Mexico), Honduras and ...
: 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 García de Solís Fulgencio García de Solís was the acting Governor of Florida from 1752 to 1755, and Governor of Honduras from 1757 to 1759. Career Fulgencio García de Solís was appointed acting governor of '' La Florida'' on June 3, 1752.Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo: 11 August 1783 – 26 June 1787


Governor-Intendants

* Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo: 26 Jun 1787 – 1789 * Alejo García 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 ...
. * José María Píñol 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

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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

{{Reflist Governors of Honduras
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 ...