The following is a list of governors and other local administrators of the city of

Melilla Melilla ( , ; ; rif, Mřič ; ar, مليلية ) is an autonomous city of Spain located in north Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was par ...

, a Spanish

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in North Africa. The list encompass the period from 1497 until 1995.

List

Governors

*1497–1498: Goméz Suárez *1498–1500: Pedro de Estopiñán y Virués *1500–1510:

Gonzalo Mariño de Rivera Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also

* Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguatio ...

(Ribelles) *1510–1513: Bernavé Pinelo *1513–1518: Fernando de Abreu *1518–1522:

* Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguatio ...

(Ribelles) *1522–1535: Francisco de Medina Monsivay *1535–1542:

Cristóbal Dabrés Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer *Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic *Cri ...

(d'Abreu) *1543–1546: Hernando de Jérez *1546–1554: Juan de Perea *1554–1559: Alonso de Urrea *1559–1568:

Pedro Venegas de Córdoba Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

*1568–1571: Francisco Sánchez de Córdoba *1571–1595: Antonio de Tejada *1595–1596: Jerónimo de los Barrios *1596–1603:

Martín Dávalos y Padilla Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

*1603–1611:

Pedro de Herrida Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

*1612–1617:

Domingo de Dieguez Domingo may refer to: People *Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name *Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer *Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly cal ...

*1617–1618:

Gaspar de Mondragón Gaspar is a given and/or surname of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname). It is a name of biblical origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the wise men mentioned in the Bible. Notable peopl ...

*1618–1619:

Domingo de Ochoa Domingo may refer to: People *Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name *Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer *Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly cal ...

*1619–1620: Diego de Leyva *1620–1622:

Francisco Rodríguez de Sanabria Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

*1622–1624:

Francisco Ruíz Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

*1625–1632:

Luis de Sotomayor Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

*1632–1633:

Pedro Moreo Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

*1633–1635: Tomás Mejía de Escobedo *1635–1637:

*1637–1648: Gabriel de Peñalosa y Estrada *1649:

*1649: Andrés del Carte y Murisábal (interim) *1649–1650: Jordán Jerez *1651:

Juan Peñalosa ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(interim) *1651–1655: Pedro Palacio y Guevara *1655–1656:

Diego de Arce Diego de Arce (1554–1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (1614–1617). ''(in Latin)''Luis de Velázquez y Angulo Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish language, Spanish form of the originally Germanic language, Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese language, Portuguese and ...

*1667–1669: Juan de Peñalosa y Estrada *1669–1672: Francisco Osorio de Astorga *1672–1674:

Diego de Arce Diego de Arce (1554–1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (1614–1617). ''(in Latin)''Pedro Moreo Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

*1675–1680: José Frias *1680–1683: Diego Toscano y Brito *1684–1686: Diego Pacheco y Arce *1687: Francisco López Moreno *1687–1688: Antonio Domínguez de Durán *1688–1691: Bernabé Ramos y Miranda *1692–1697: Antonio de Zúñiga y de la Cerda *1697–1703: Domingo de Canal y Soldevila *1704–1707: Blas de Trincheria *1707–1711: Diego de Flores *1711–1714: Juan Jerónimo Ungo de Velasco *1714–1715: Patricio Gómez de la Hoz *1715–1716: Pedro Sansón (acting) *1716–1719: Pedro Borrás *1719:

Francisco Ibáñez y Rubalcava Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

*1719–1730: Alonso de Guevara y Vasconcelos *1730–1732: Juan Andrés del Thoso *1731–1732: Francisco de Alba (interim) *1732–1757: Antonio Villalba y Angulo *1757–1758: Francisco de Alba (interim) *1758–1767: Narciso Vázquez Nicuesa *1767–1772: Miguel Fernández de Saavedra *1772–1777: José Carrión y Andrade *1777: Nicolás Quijano *1777–1780:

Bernardo Tortosa Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...

*1780–1782: Antonio Manso *1782–1786: José Granados *1786–1788: José Naranjo *1788–1798: José Rivera *1798–1800:

Fernando Moyano Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Ge ...

*1800–1814: Ramón Conti *1814: Manuel Ibarra (interim) *1814–1821: Jacinto Díaz Capilla *1821–1823: Antonio Mateos Malpartida (interim) *1823–1824: Juan Pérez de Hacho y Oliván (interim) *1824–1826: Luis Cappa Rioseco *1826–1829: Manuel García *1829–1830: Juan Serrano y Reyna (interim) *1830–1835: Luis Cappa Rioseco (2nd time) *1835–1836: Lázaro Garcia del Real (interim) *1836–1838: Rafael Delgado y Moreno *1838–1839: Gregorio Álvarez y Pérez (president of the royal governing junta, Carlist rebellion) *1839: Ramón Robere (interim) *1839–1847: Demetrio María de Benito y Hernández *1847: Justo Martín de Villota (interim) *1847: Antonio Lopez de Mendoza (interim) *1847–1848:

Manuel Arcaya Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel ...

*1848–1850: Ignácio Chacón *1850–1854:

José Eustaquio de Castro y Mendez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

*1854–1856: Manuel Buceta del Villar *1856: José Muñoz (interim) *1856–1858: José Morcillo y Ezquerra *1858: Francisco Ceballos (interim) *1858–1860: Manuel Buceta del Villar *1860–1861: Luis Lemni Demandre de la Breche *1861–1862: Felipe Ginovés Espinar *1862–1863: Manuel Álvarez Maldonado *1863–1864: Thomás O'Ryan y Vázquez *1864–1866:

Bartolomé de Benavides y Campuzano Bartolomé may refer to: Places * Bartolomé Island (Spanish: Isla Bartolomé), a volcanic islet in the Galápagos Islands Group * Isla Bartolomé, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile People * Bartolomé Bermejo (c.1440–c.1501), Spanish painter * Ba ...

*1866–1868: José Salcedo y González *1868–1871: Pedro Beaumont y Peralta *1871–1873: Bernardo Alemañy y Perote *1873–1879: Andrés Cuadra y Bourman *1879–1880:

Manuel Macías y Casado Manuel Macías y Casado, OIC (November 3, 1844 – November 7, 1937) was a Spanish general. He served as Governor-General of Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War and as governor of Melilla (in three separate terms), and occupied var ...

*1880: Angel Navascués *1880–1881: Evaristo García y Reyna *1881–1886:

*1886–1887: Teodoro Camino y Alcobendas *1887–1888: Mariano de la Iglesia y Guillén *1888: Juan Villalonga y Soler *1888–1889: Rafael Assin y Bazán *1889–1891: José Mirelis y González *1891: Santos Asbert Laguna (interim) *1891–1893:

Juan García y Margallo Juan García y Margallo (12 July 1839 – 28 October 1893) was a Spanish governor of Melilla (1891–93) and general who was defeated and killed during the Rif War The Rif War () was an armed conflict fought from 1921 to 1926 betwee ...

*1893:

*1893–1894: Juan Arolas y Esplugues *1894: Juan Valverde Carrillo (interim) *1894–1895: Rafael Cerero *1895–1898: José Alcántara Pérez *1898: Francisco Salinero Bellver *1898–1899: Fernando Alameda y Liancourt *1899: Francisco Salinero Bellver (interim) *1899–1904: Venancio Hernández y Fernández *1904: Vicente Muñíz Cuadrado (interim) *1904–1905: Manuel Serrano y Ruíz *1905: Enrique Segura y Campoy *1905: Vicente Muñíz Cuadrado (interim) *1905–1910:

José Marina Vega José Marina Vega (13 April 1850 – 30 January 1926) was a Spanish military officer and politician. Leader of the military operations in Melilla during the 1909 Melilla Campaign, he later served as High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco (1913� ...

*1910–1912: José García Aldave

Mayors (''Presidentes de la Junta de Arbitrios'')

*1912: Máximo Ramos y Orcajo *1913:

Luis Aizpuru y Mondéjar Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish language, Spanish form of the originally Germanic language, Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese language, Portuguese and ...

*1913:

José Villalba Riquelme José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

*1913: Fernando Moltó Ocampo *1913:

*1913: Juan Montero Montero *1913–191.:

*191.–1916: Domingo Arráiz de la Conderena *1916: José Sousa del Real *1916: Federico Monteverde Cedano *1916: Ramón Franch Tresserra *1916–1917:

Luis Jiménez Pajarero Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

*1917–1920: Federico Monteverde Cedano *1920–1921: Felipe Navarro Ceballos-Escalera, barón de Casa Davalillos *1921–1922:

Miguel Fresneda Mengíbar --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disam ...

*1922: Julio de Ardanaz y Crespo *1922: Jerónimo Palou *1922–1925: José García Aldave *1925: Soriano (acting) *1925–1927: José García Aldave *1927: Miguel González Carrasco

Chairmen of the Municipal Junta

*1927–1928: Francisco Calvo Lucía *1928–1931: Cándido Lobera Girela

Mayors (''Alcaldes'')

*1931: Juan Mendizábal Echevarría *1931: Antonio Díez Martín *1931–1933: Miguel Bernardi Tevar *1933–1936: Antonio García Vallejo *1936: Antonio Díez Martín *1936–1937: José Marfil García *1937–1939:

Octavio Martínez Cayuela Octavio is a Spanish language masculine given name. In the Portuguese language the given name Octavio or Octávio is also found, but in Portuguese the normal spelling is Otávio. It is also used as a Filipino name#Spanish Surnames, surname in the Ph ...

*1939–1940: José Marfil García *1940: José Lamas Calvelo *1940–1950: Rafael Álvarez Claro *1950–1953: Eduardo García Sánchez *1953–1956:

Gabriel de Beníto Angulo In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek language, Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin language, Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic language, Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, transli ...

*1956–1957: Manuel Requena Cañones *1957–1958:

Miguel Gómez Morales --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael (given name), Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands ...

(acting) *1958–1959: Juan Villalón Dombriz *1960–1962:

Luís Carvajal Arrieta Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

*1963: José Cabanillas Rojas *1963–1964: Antonio Romaguera Barceló (interim) *1964–1971: Francisco Mir Berlanga *1971–1972: Roberto Moreno Valdés (interim) *1972–1975: Eduardo León Solá *1975–1979: Luis Cobreros Acero *1979–1983: Rafael Ginel Cañamaque *1981–1991: Gonzalo Hernández Martínez *1991–1995:

Ignacio Velázquez Rivera Ignacio Velázquez Rivera (born 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as mayor of Melilla from 1991 and became the first Mayor-President on 14 March 1995 when the enclave on the north coast of Africa became an autonomous community. He held th ...

For continuation after 1995, ''see: '' Mayor-President of Melilla

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