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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 Spain, Spanish ''conquistadores'' of the 15th, 16th and 17 ...
*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, a ...
, as Governor of the Indies *1502-1509 Comendador Frey
Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...
, as Governor of the Indies *1509-1518 Second Admiral
Diego Columbus Diego Columbus ( pt, Diogo Colombo; es, Diego Colón; it, Diego Colombo; 1479/1480 – February 23, 1526) was a navigator and explorer under the Kings of Castile and Aragón. He served as the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indie ...
, 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 Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vis ...
*1520-1524 Second Admiral
Diego Columbus Diego Columbus ( pt, Diogo Colombo; es, Diego Colón; it, Diego Colombo; 1479/1480 – February 23, 1526) was a navigator and explorer under the Kings of Castile and Aragón. He served as the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indie ...
*1524-1528 Royal Audiencia, in connection with judges
Gaspar de Espinosa Gaspar de Espinosa y Luna (Medina de Rioseco, Spain, c. 1484 - Cuzco, Peru, 14 February 1537) was a Spanish explorer, conquistador and politician. He participated in the expedition of Pedro Arias Dávila to Darién and was appointed mayor of Sant ...
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Alonso de Zuazo Alonso de Zuazo (also spelled ''Suazo'') (1466 – March 1539) was a Spanish lawyer and colonial judge and governor in New Spain and in Santo Domingo. He served in New Spain during the period of Hernán Cortés's government and before the ap ...


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 Alonso de Zuazo (also spelled ''Suazo'') (1466 – March 1539) was a Spanish lawyer and colonial judge and governor in New Spain and in Santo Domingo. He served in New Spain during the period of Hernán Cortés's government and before the ap ...
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 Luis Colón y Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Veragua, 1st Duke of la Vega, 1st Marquess of Jamaica (c. 1519/1520/1522 – 29 January 1572), was the first son of Diego Colón and María Álvarez de Toledo y Rojas, and grandson of Christopher C ...
*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 José de Solano y Bote, 1st Marquess of Socorro (March 6, 1726 – March 24, 1806), was a Spanish naval officer. Biography He served an extensive career in the Spanish Navy starting at the age of 16 until his death in 1806. Shortly after joi ...
*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 Juan Sánchez Ramírez (1762–1811) was a Dominican soldier who served as the Captain general of the modern Dominican Republic between 1808 and 1811. He also commanded the troops that fought against the French rule of Santo Domingo´s colony be ...
*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 Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801June 14, 1864) was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic, a pre ...
*1862-1863 Lieutenant-General Felipe Ribero y Lemoine *1863-1864 Brigadier Carlos de Vargas *1864-1865 Lieutenant-General
José de la Gándara y Navarro José de la Gándara y Navarro (15 October 1820, in Zaragoza – 1 September 1885, in Biarritz) was a Spanish soldier. Biography He entered the military College as a cadet in 1832, joined the army in 1834 as sublieutenant, and served in the ca ...


See also

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Captaincy General of Santo Domingo The Captaincy General of Santo Domingo ( es, Capitanía General de Santo Domingo ) was the first colony in the New World, established by Spain in 1492 on the island of Hispaniola. The colony, under the jurisdiction of the Real Audiencia of Santo ...
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Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo The Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo was the first court of the Spanish crown in America. It was created by Ferdinand V of Castile in his decree of 1511, but due to disagreements between the governor of Hispaniola, Diego Colon and the Crown, it ...
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History of the Dominican Republic The recorded history of the Dominican Republic began in 1492 when the Genoa-born navigator Christopher Columbus, working for the Crown of Castile, happened upon a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be kno ...


Sources

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