First Spanish Colony 1492-1801
Governors and Viceroys of the Indies
*1492-1500 Admiral
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
* lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo
* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
* ca, Cristòfor (or )
* la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
, as Viceroy of the Indies
*1496-1498
Bartolomeo Columbus
Bartholomew Columbus ( lij, label= Genoese, Bertomê Corombo; pt, Bartolomeu Colombo; es, Bartolomé Colón; it, Bartolomeo Colombo; – 1515) was an Italian explorer from Genoa and the younger brother of Christopher Columbus.
Biography
Bor ...
, as
Adelantado
''Adelantado'' (, , ; meaning "advanced") was a title held by Spanish nobles in service of their respective kings during the Middle Ages. It was later used as a military title held by some Spanish ''conquistadores'' of the 15th, 16th and 17th cen ...
*1500-1502 Comendador
Francisco de Bobadilla
Francisco Fernández de Bobadilla (c. 1448 – 1 July 1502) was an official under the Crown of Castile and a knight of the Order of Calatrava. He was also the brother of Beatriz de Bobadilla, marchioness (''marquesa'') of Moya and of Peñalosa, ...
, as Governor of the Indies
*1502-1509 Comendador Frey
Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as Governor of the Indies
*1509-1518 Second Admiral
Diego Columbus, as Governor of the Indies until 1511, thereafter as Viceroy of the Indies
*1515-1516 Licentiate Cristóbal Lebrón, in connection with Royal Audiencia
*1516-1519
Luis de Figueroa, Bernardino de Manzanedo, and Ildefonso de Santo Domingo, friars of the order of San Jerónimo
*1519-1520 Licentiate
Rodrigo de Figueroa
*1520-1524 Second Admiral
Diego Columbus
*1524-1528 Royal Audiencia, in connection with judges
Gaspar de Espinosa and
Alonso de Zuazo
Governors and Captains-General
*1528-1531
Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal
Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (, Villaescusa de Haro, Cuenca, Spain – January 22, 1547, Valladolid, Spain) was bishop of Santo Domingo ''(in Latin)'' and president of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo from 1528 to 1531. He was al ...
, Bishop of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega
*1531-1533
Alonso de Zuazo and the Royal Audiencia
*1533-1540 Licentiate Alonso de Fuenmayor, Bishop of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega
*1540-1543 Third Admiral
Luis Colón, 1st Duke of Veragua
*1543-1549 Licentiate Alonso López de Cerrato
*1549-1556 Licentiate Alonso de Fuenmayor, Archbishop of Santo Domingo
*1556-1558 Licentiate Alonso de Maldonado
*1558-1560 Licentiate Juan López Cepeda
*1560-1561 Juan Echagoyan
*1561-1564 Alonso Arias de Herrera
*1564-1565 Antonio de Osorio
*1565-1567 Alonso de Grajeda
*1567-1568 Licentiate Diego de Vera
*1568-1572 Antonio de Mexia
*1572-1576 Francisco de Vera
*1576-1581 Gregorio González de Cuenca
*1581-1583 Licentiate Arceo
*1583-1587 Licentiate Cristóbal de Ovalle
*1590-1597 Lope de Vega Portocarrero
*1597-1601
Diego de Osorio
*1601-1608
Antonio de Osorio
*1608-1624 Diego Gómez de Sandoval
*1624-1634 Diego de Acuña
*1634-1646 Maestre de Campo Juan Bitrián de Viamonte
*1646-1649 Nicolás Velasco Altamirano
*1649-1652 Maestre de Campo Gabriel de Chaves Osorio
*1652-1657
Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba
*1657-1658 Félix de Zúñiga y Avellaneda
*1658-1660 Andrés Pérez Franco
*1660-1662
Juan Francisco de Montemayor Córdoba y Cuenca
*1662-1670 Juan de Balboa y Mogrovejo
*1670-1671 Pedro de Carvajal y Cobos
*1671-1677 Maestre de Campo Ignacio de Zayas Bazán
*1677-1679 Dr. Juan de Padilla Guardiola y Guzmán
*1679-1684 Maestre de Campo Francisco de Segura Sandoval y Castilla
*1684-1689 Maestre de Campo Andrés de Robles
*1689-1698 Admiral Ignacio Pérez Caro
*1698-1699 Maestre de Campo Gil Correoso Catalán
*1699-1702 Severino de Manzaneda
*1702-1706 Admiral Ignacio Pérez Caro
*1706-1707 Licentiate Sebastián de Cerezada y Girón
*1707-1713 Guillermo Morfi
*1713-1714 Brigadier Pedro de Niela y Torres
*1714-1715 Colonel Antonio Landeche
*1715-1723 Brigadier Fernando Constanzo y Ramírez, Knight of Santiago
*1723-1732 Colonel Francisco de la Rocha y Ferrer
*1732-1739 Brigadier Alfonso de Castro y Mazo
*1739-1750 Brigadier Pedro Zorrilla y de San Martín, Marquis of la Gándara Real
*1750 Brigadier Juan José Colomo
*1750-1751 Lieutenant Rey José de Zunnier de Basteros
*1751-1759 Brigadier Francisco Rubio y Peñaranda
*1759-1771 Field-Marshal Manuel de Azlor y Urries
*1771-1779 Brigadier
José Solano y Bote
*1779-1785 Brigadier Isidoro de Peralta y Rojas
*1785-1786 Colonel Joaquín García y Moreno
*1786-1788 Brigadier Manuel González de Torres
*1788-1801 Brigadier Joaquín García y Moreno
French Colony
Governors
*1801-1802 General
Toussaint Louverture
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (; also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda; 20 May 1743 – 7 April 1803) was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. During his life, Louverture ...
*1802-1803 General Antoine Nicolas Kerverseau
*1803-1808 General Louis Marie Ferrand
*1808-1809 General L. Dubarquier
Second Spanish Colony 1809-1821
Governors and Captains-General
*1809-1811 Brigadier
Juan Sánchez Ramírez
*1811-1813 Colonel Manuel Caballero y Masot
*1813-1818 Brigadier Carlos de Urrutia y Matos
*1818-1821 Brigadier
Sebastián Kindelán y O´Regan
*1821 Brigadier Pascual Real
Third Spanish Colony 1861-1865
Governors and Captains-General
*1861-1862 Lieutenant-General
Pedro Santana
*1862-1863 Lieutenant-General Felipe Ribero y Lemoine
*1863-1864 Brigadier Carlos de Vargas
*1864-1865 Lieutenant-General
José de la Gándara y Navarro
See also
*
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
**
Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo
*
History of the Dominican Republic
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