Governors
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
in the various
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
s of the
viceroyalty
A viceroyalty was an entity headed by a viceroy. It dates back to the Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century.
France
* Viceroyalty of New France
Portuguese Empire
In the scope of the Portuguese Empire, the term " Viceroyalt ...
of
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ...
.
In addition to governors, the following list (under construction) intends to give an overview of colonial units of that echelon. It also includes some offices of similar rank, especially the
intendant. ''Intendente'' is both a Spanish and Portuguese word, derived from the French ''
intendant''. It was introduced to the
Spanish monarchy
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by the
Bourbon dynasty, which Spain shared with
France
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after the early 18th century.
Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata
The Bolivian part:
* 1538 – 1545 Spanish colonize area called
Charcas,
Upper Peru
Upper Peru (; ) is a name for the land that was governed by the Real Audiencia of Charcas. The name originated in Buenos Aires towards the end of the 18th century after the Audiencia of Charcas was transferred from the Viceroyalty of Peru to t ...
or
Chuquisaca.
* 3 January 1548 Part of Viceroyalty of Peru.
* 1559
Real Audiencia of Charcas
The Real Audiencia of Charcas ( es, Audiencia y Cancillería Real de La Plata de los Charcas) was a Spanish '' audiencia'' with its seat in what is today Bolivia. It was established in 1559 in Ciudad de la Plata de Nuevo Toledo (later Charcas, to ...
created to administer Upper Peru.
* 8 August 1776 Part of Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata (see Argentina).
* 16 July 1809 – November 1809 Independent state proclaimed in Upper Peru nominally in the name of the Bourbon king
Ferdinand VII of Spain
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, who had been deposed by Napoleon.
* 1811 – 1816 Proclaimed a province of Río de la Plata (see Argentina).
* 1816 Re-incorporated into Peru.
* 11 August 1825 Bolivian Republic (initially styled
República Bolívar).
Cochabamba
* 1783 Intendencia of
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...
(part of Río de la Plata).
* 1810 End of Spanish rule.
* 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Intendants
* 1783 – 1785 José de Ayarga
* 1785 – 1809 Francisco de Viedma y Verdejo
* 1809 – 1810 José González de Prada
Córdoba
* 1783 Intendencia of Córdoba (part of Río de la Plata).
* 1810 End of Spanish rule.
* 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Intendants
* 1783 – 1797 Rafael de Sobremonte Núñez Castillo Angulo y Bullón Ramírez de Arellano, marqués de Sobremonte
* 1797 – 1803 Nicolás Pérez del Viso
* 1803 – 1805 José González
* 1805 – 1807 Victoriano Rodríguez
* 1807 – 1810 José Gutierrez de la Concha
La Paz
* 1783 Intendencia of La Paz (part of Río de la Plata).
* 1811 Annexed to Peru.
* 12 July 1809 – 30 September 1809 Under the Revolutionary Junta of Upper Peru (see above)
* January 1811 – July 1811 Argentine occupation.
* 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Intendants
* 1784 – 1789 José Sebastián de Segurola y Oliden
* 1789 – 1790 José Pablo Conti
* 1790 – 1791 Augustín de Goyoneta
* 1791 – 1793 Juan Manuel Álvarez
* 1793 – 1794 Francisco Antonio Dionisio Cuéllar Artucho Carrillo de los Ríos Ronsvi Valdés
* 1795 – 1796 Fernando de la Sota Agüero
* 1797 – 1805 Juan Antonio de Burgunyó
* 1805 – 12 July 1809 Tadeo Dávila
* 12 July 1809 – 30 September 1809 the Revolutionary Junta of Upper Peru
* 30 September 1809 – 1810 Juan Ramíerz Orosco (b. 1764 – d. c.1823)
* 1810 – 1813 Domingo Tristán y Moscoso
* Jan 1811 – July 1811 Castelli
* 1813 – 1814 Gregorio Hoyos de Miranda García de Llano, marqués de Valde Hoyos
* 1814 – 1816 José María Laudavere
* 1816 – 1817 Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
* 1817 – 1822 Juan Sánchez Lima
* 1822 – 1823 Francisco Huarte y Jáuregui
* 1823 – 1825 José Ildefonso Mendizábal e Imaz
Potosí
* 1783 Intendencia of Potosí (part of Río de la Plata).
* 1811 Annexed to Peru.
* 25 November 1811 – 20 September 1811 Argentine occupation.
* May 1813 – December 1813 Argentine occupation.
* May 1815 – December 1815 Argentine occupation.
* 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Indendants
* 1783 – 1789 Juan del Pino Manrique de Lara
* 1789 – 1810 Francisco de Paula Sanz (d. 1810)
* 25 November 1810 – 1811 Castelli
* 1811 – 20 September 1811 Juan Martín de Pueyrredón (b. 1777 – d. 1850)
* 20 September 1811 – May 1813 José Manuel de Goyeneche y Barreda, Conde de Guaqui
* May 1813 – December 1813
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He ...
(b. 1770 – d. 1820)
* December 1813 – April 1815
Joaquín de la Pezuela, marqués de Viluma
* April 1815 – July 1815
Juan Rondeau (b. 1775 – d. 1844)
Sources and references
WorldStatesmen — see each present country
See also
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Spanish colonial governors and administrators