List of governors of Cuba
This list contains the governors who ruled the island of Cuba as colonial administrators .
Spanish governors during the Conquista (1492-1530)
Reign of Ferdinand II (1469–1516)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1511-1524 | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar |
Reign of Charles V (1516–1556)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1524-1525 | Juan Altamirano |
| 1525-1528 | Gonzalo de Guzmán |
| 1528-1531 | Juan de Vadillo |
Spanish governors of the province of Cuba in the viceroyalty of New Spain (1530-1821)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1531-1535 | Manuel de Rojas |
| 1537-1542 | Hernando de Soto |
| 1539-1543 | Isabel de Bobadilla |
| 1543-1546 | Juan de Ávila (Governor) |
| 1547-1548 | Antonio de Chaves |
| 1548-1553 | Gonzalo Perez de Angulo |
| 1553-1555 | Diego de Carasa |
| 1555-1564 | Diego de Mazariegos |
Reign of Philip II (1556–1598)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1565 | Francisco García Ossorio |
| 1567 | Francisco de Zayas |
| 1567-1574 | Pedro Menéndez de Avilés |
| 1572-1574 | Sancho Pardo Donlebún |
| 1574-1577 | Gabriel de Montalvo |
| 1577-1579 | Francisco Carreño |
| 1579-1580 | Gaspar de Torres |
| 1580-1588 | Gabriel de Lujan |
| 1588-1593 | Juan de Tejeda |
| 1593-1602 | Juan Maldonado Barnuevo |
Reign of Philip III. (1598-1621)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1602-1608 | Pedro de Valdés |
| 1608-1616 | Gaspar Ruiz de Pereda |
| 1616-1619 | Sancho de Alquiza |
| 1619-1620 | Jerónimo de Quero |
| 1619-1620 | Diego de Vallejo |
| 1620-1624 | Francisco de Venegas |
Reign of Philip IV (1621–1665)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1624-1626 | Juan de Esquivel Saavedra |
| 1626-1630 | Cristóbal de Aranda, Damián Velázquez de Contreras, Juan Alonso Fernández, Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera |
| 1630-1634 | Juan Bitrián de Viamonte |
| 1634-1639 | Francisco de Riaño |
| 1639-1647 | Alvaro de Luna Sarmiento |
| 1647-1653 | Diego de Villalba y Toledo |
| 1654-1657 | Juan de Montaño Velázquez |
| 1657-1662 | Juan de Salamanca |
| 1662-1663 | Rodrigo Flores de Aldana |
| 1663-1670 | Francisco de Avila |
Reign of Charles II (1665–1700)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1670-1680 | Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma |
| 1680-1685 | Luis Fernández de Córdova (Governor) |
| 1685-1689 | Diego Antonio de Viana Hinojosa |
| 1689-1694 | Severino Manzaneda Salinas |
| 1694-1702 | Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega , Margrave of Vado |
Reign of Philip V (1700–1746)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1702-1705 | Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo |
| 1705-1706 | Luís Chirino Vandevale |
| 1706-1708 | Pedro Álvarez de Villamarín |
| 1708-1711 | Laureano José de Torres Ayala y Quadros Castellanos , Marquis of Casa Torres |
| 1711-1718 | Vicente de Raja |
| 1718 | Gomez Mazaver Ponce de León |
| 1718-1724 | Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega |
| 1724-1734 | Dionisio Martínez de la Vega |
| 1734-1746 | Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas |
Reign of Ferdinand VI. (1746–1759)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1746 | Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes |
| 1746-1747 | Diego Peñalosa |
| 1747-1760 | Francisco Cajigal de la Vega |
Reign of Charles III. (1759–1788)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1760-1761 | Pedro Alonso |
| 1761-1762 | Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna |
| Aug 12, 1762–1. Jan. 1763 | George Keppel , Earl of Albemarle, British Governor of the Occupation |
| Jan 1, 1763 – July 1763 | William Keppel , British Governor of the Occupation |
| 1763-1765 | Ambrosio Funes Villalpando Abarca de Bolea , Duke de Ricla |
| 1765-1766 | Diego Manrique |
| 1766-1771 | Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa |
| 1771-1777 | Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano , Marquis of Torre |
| 1777-1780 | Diego José Navarro García de Valladares |
| 1781-1782 | Juan Manuel de Cagigal , 1st reign |
| 1782-1785 | Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga |
| 1785 | Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón |
| 1785-1789 | José de Ezpeleta |
Reign of Charles IV (1788–1808)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1789-1790 | Domingo Cabello y Robles |
| 1790-1796 | Luis de las Casas y Arragorri |
| 1796-1799 | Juan Procopio Bassecourt y Bryas , Duke de Santa Clara |
| 1799-1812 | Salvador de Muro y Salazar , Margrave of Someruelos |
Reign of Ferdinand VII (1808–1833)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1812-1816 | Juan Ruiz de Apodaca |
| 1816-1819 | José Cienfuegos |
| 1819 | Juan María Echeverri |
| 1819-1821 | Juan Manuel de Cagigal , 2nd reign |
Spanish governors of the directly administered colony of Cuba (1821–1899)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1821-1822 | Nicolás de Mahy y Romo |
| 1822-1823 | Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón , Provisional Governor |
| 1823-1832 | Francisco Dionisio Vives |
| 1832-1834 | Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca |
Isabella II's reign (1833–1868)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1834-1838 | Miguel Tacón y Rosique |
| 1838-1840 | Joaquín de Ezpeleta |
| 1840-1841 | Pedro Téllez Girón |
| 1841-1843 | Jerónimo Valdés |
| 1843 | Francisco Javier de Ulloa , Provisional Governor |
| 1843-1848 | Leopoldo O'Donnell |
| 1848-1850 | Federico Roncali |
| 1850-1852 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha , 1st reign |
| 1852-1853 | Valentín Cañedo |
| 1853-1854 | Juan González de la Pezuela |
| 1854-1859 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 2nd reign |
| 1859-1862 | Francisco Serrano Domínguez , Duque de la Torre |
| 1862-1866 | Domingo Dulce , 1st reign |
| 1866 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea , 1st reign |
| 1866-1867 | Joaquín del Manzano |
| 1867 | Blas Villate , 1st reign |
| 1867-1869 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea, 2nd reign |
| 1869 | Domingo Dulce, 2nd reign |
Reign of Francisco Serrano Domínguez and Amadeus of Savoy (1868–1873)
On October 10, 1868 , Carlos Manuel de Céspedes proclaimed the Republic of Cuba (see “Republic in Arms” ).
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1868-1869 | Felipe Ginovés del Espinar , Provisional Governor |
| 1869-1870 | Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas |
| 1870-1872 | Blas Villate , 2nd reign |
| 1872-1873 | Francisco Ceballos y Vargas |
First Spanish Republic (1873–1874)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1873 | Cándido Pieltaín |
| 1873-1874 | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler , 1st reign |
| 1874-1875 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha , 3rd reign |
Reign of Alfonso XII. (1874-1886)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Buenaventura Carbó , Provisional Governor |
| 1875-1876 | Blas Villate , 3rd reign |
| 1876 | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler , 2nd reign |
| 1876-1879 | Arsenio Martínez-Campos , 1st reign |
| 1879 | Caetano Figueroa , Provisional Governor |
| 1879-1881 | Ramón Blanco y Erenas , Marquis of Peña Plata, 1st reign |
| 1881-1883 | Luis Prendergast y Gordon , Margrave of Victoria de las Tunas |
| 1883 | Tomás y Regna , Provisional Governor |
| 1883-1884 | Ignacio María del Castillo |
| 1884-1886 | Ramón Fajardo |
Reign of Alfonso XIII. (1886–1931)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1886-1887 | Emilio Calleja , 1st reign |
| 1887-1889 | Sabas Marín , 1st reign |
| 1889-1890 | Manuel Salamanca y Negrete |
| 1890 | José Sánchez Gómez (Governor) , Provisional Governor |
| 1890 | José Chinchilla |
| 1890-1892 | Camilo García de Polavieja y del Castillo |
| 1892-1893 | Alejandro Rodríguez Arias |
| 1893 | José Arderius , Provisional Governor |
| 1893-1895 | Emilio Calleja , 2nd reign |
| 1895-1896 | Arsenio Martínez-Campos , 2nd reign |
| 1896 | Sabas Marín, Provisional Governor, 2nd term |
| 1896-1897 | Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau |
| 1897-1898 | Ramón Blanco y Erenas , Marquis of Peña Plata, 2nd reign |
| 1898-1899 | Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos |
American governors (1899–1909)
| Term of office | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1899 | John Ruller Brooke |
| 1899-1902 | Leonard Wood |
| 1906 | William Howard Taft , Provisional Governor |
| 1906-1909 | Charles Edward Magoon , Provisional Governor |