The Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district called the

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, and as a result the Royal Governor also held the title of a

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. There were 66 such governors or captains during the

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and the later periods of Spanish-centered colonialism. Since the first Spanish–Mapuche parliaments in the 17th century it became an almost mandatory tradition for each governor to arrange a parliament with the

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List of governors

Governors and captains general of Chile

Appointed by Charles IV

* Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno: (May 1788 – May 1796) * José de Rezabal y Ugarte (Interim): (May 1796 – September 1796) *

Gabriel de Avilés, 2nd Marquis of Avilés In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

: (18 September 1796 – 21 January 1799) * Joaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas: (January 1799 – April 1801) * José de Santiago Concha Jiménez Lobatón (Interim): (April 1801 – December 1801) * Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina Vidanges (Interim): (December 1801 – January 1802) *

Luis Muñoz de Guzmán Luis Muñoz de Guzmán (1735 – 11 February 1808) was a Spanish colonial administrator who served as Royal Governor of Quito and Royal Governor of Chile The Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district cal ...

: (January 1802 – February 1808)

Appointed by Ferdinand VII

* Juan Rodríguez Ballesteros (Interim): (February 1808 – April 1808) * Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz: (April 1808 – July 1810) *(Dissolved 1810-1814 Patria Vieja) :Period of the Reconquista Española: Governors and Captains General: *

Mariano Osorio Mariano de Osorio (; 1777–1819) was a Spanish general and Governor of Chile, from 1814 to 1815. Early career Osorio was born in Seville, Spain. He joined the Spanish army and as many of his contemporaries, his military career began during the S ...

(Interim): (2 October 1814 – 26 December 1815) * Francisco Marcó del Pont Ángel Díaz y Méndez: (26 December 1815 – 12 February 1817)

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