List of colonial governors of Santo Domingo
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Governors and Viceroys of the Indies
- 1492-1500 Admiral Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, as Viceroy of the Indies - 1496-1498 Bartolomeo ColumbusBartolomeo ColumbusBartholomew Columbus was an explorer and the younger brother of Christopher Columbus.In the 1470s Bartholomew was a mapmaker in Lisbon, the principal center of cartography of the time, and conceived with his brother the "Enterprise of the Indies", a scheme to reach the Orient and its lucrative...
, as AdelantadoAdelantadoAdelantado was a military title held by some Spanish conquistadores of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.Adelantados were granted directly by the Monarch the right to become governors and justices of a specific region, which they charged with conquering, in exchange for funding and organizing the... - 1500-1502 Comendador Francisco de BobadillaFrancisco de BobadillaFrancisco de Bobadilla was a Spanish colonial administrator. Member of the Order of Calatrava, in 1499, de Bobadilla was appointed to succeed Christopher Columbus as the second governor of the Indies, Spain's new territories in America, by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella...
, as Governor of the Indies - 1502-1509 Comendador Nicolás de Ovando y CáceresNicolás de OvandoFray Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres was a Spanish soldier from a noble family and a Knight of the Order of Alcántara. He was Governor of the Indies from 1502 until 1509...
, 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 FuenlealSebastián Ramírez de FuenlealSebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal was bishop of Santo Domingo and president of the Audiencia of Santo Domingo 1528 to 1531. He was also president of the second Audiencia of New Spain...
, Bishop of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega - 1531-1533 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
- 1556-1560 Licentiate Alonso de Maldonado
- 1560 Licentiate Cepeda
- 1560-1561 Licentiate Veras
- 1561-1564 Licentiate Alonso Arias de Herrera
- 1564-1583 Antonio de Osorio
- 1583-1590 Licentiate Cristóbal de Ovalle
- 1590-1597 Lope de Vega Portocarrero
- 1597-1608 Domingo 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 Bracamonte y Zapata, Count of Peñalva
- 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
Governors
- 1801-1802 General Toussaint Louverture
- 1802-1803 General Antoine Nicolas Kerverseau
- 1803-1808 General Louis Marie Ferrand
- 1808-1809 General L. Dubarquier
Governors and Captains-General
- 1809-1811 Brigadier Juan Sánchez RamírezJuan Sánchez RamírezJuan Sánchez Ramírez was a soldier and Dominican Captain general who ruled the Dominican Republic between 1808 and 1811.- Biography :...
- 1811-1813 Colonel Manuel Caballero y Masot
- 1813-1818 Brigadier Carlos de Urrutia y Matos
- 1818-1821 Brigadier Sebastián Kindelán y O´ReganSebastián Kindelán y O´ReganSebastian Kindelán y O’Regan, also called Sebastián Kindelan y Oregón, was a Spanish colonel of the Spanish Army and governor of East Florida , the Dominican Republic and Cuba .- Early years :...
- 1821 Brigadier Pascual Real
Governors and Captains-General
- 1861-1862 Lieutenant-General Pedro SantanaPedro SantanaPedro Santana y Familias was a wealthy cattle rancher, soldier, politician and dictator of the Dominican Republic. He was born in the community of Hinche, which was part of the Colony of Santo Domingo. Currently, Hinche is a border town part of Haiti...
- 1862-1863 Lieutenant-General Felipe Ribero y Lemoine
- 1863-1864 Brigadier Carlos de Vargas
- 1864-1865 Lieutenant-General José de la Gándara