List of governors of Panama
The Spanish governor of Panama ruled over an area that first went down in history as Darién and was later also called Castilla de Oro . It was not until 1529 that this colony received the name Panamá , which is still valid today . From August 20, 1739, these were directly subordinate to the Viceroy of New Granada . In total there were 113 men who held the title of governor of Panama.
Governors of Darién
Appointed by Charles I.
- Diego de Nicuesa (June 1508–1511)
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1511-1513)
Governors of Castilla de Oro
Appointed by Charles I.
- Pedro Arias Dávila (1513–1520)
- Lope de Sosa (1520)
- Pedro Arias Dávila (1520-1526)
- Pedro Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Aguayo (1526–1529)
Governors of Panama
Appointed by Charles I.
- Antoni de la Gama (1529-1532)
- Francisco Barrionueve (1533-1536)
- Pascual de Andagoya (1536)
- Pedro Vázquez de Acuña (1536–1539)
Between 1539 and 1543 the Real Audiencia of Panama was administered
- Perdo Ramírez de Quiñones (1543–1545)
- Pedro Casaos (1545)
- Diego de Herrera (1545)
- Hernando de Bichacao (1545-1546)
- Pedro de Rivero (1546)
- Pedro Antonio de Hinojosa (1546)
- Pedro de la Gasca (1546)
- Alonso de Álvarez (1546–1548)
- Pedro Ramírez de Quiñones (1548)
- Juan Barba de Vallecillo (1549–1550)
- Sancho de Clavijo (1550–1553)
- Álvaro de Sosa (1553–1556)
- Juan Ruiz de Monjarás (1557–1559)
Appointed by Philip II.
- Rafael de Figueroa (1559-1561)
- Luis de Guzmán (1561–1563)
- Juan Busto de Villegras (1563, but did not take office)
- Lope García de Castro (1563–1564)
- Manuel Barros de San Millán (1565–1566)
- Alonso Arias de Herrera y Maldonado (1566)
- Juan de Pinedo (1566)
- Manuel Barros de San Millán (1567–1569)
- Diego Lope de Vera (1569–1573)
- Gabriel Loerte (1573–1578)
- Juan López de Cepeda (1578, interim)
- Pedro Ramírez de Quiñones (1578–1585)
- Juan del Barrio Sepúlveda (1585–1587)
- Francisco de Cárdenas (1587–1596)
- Juan del Barrio Sepúlveda (1596, interim)
- Alonso de Sotomayor de Valmediano (1596–1602)
Appointed by Philip III.
- Hernando de Añazco (1602-1604)
- Francisco Valverde de Mercado (1605-1614)
- Francisco Manso de Contreras (1614-1616)
- Diego Fernandez de Velasco (1616-1619)
- Juan de la Cruz Rivadeneira (1619-1621)
- Roque Chavez (1621)
Appointed by Philip IV.
- Rodrigo Vivero y Velasco (1621–1627)
- Juan de Colmenares Andrade (1627, but did not take office)
- Francisco Brienda y Cárdenas (1627)
- Álvaro de Quiñones Osorio y Miranda (1627–1632)
- Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuero y Gaviría (1632–1634)
- Enrique Enríquez de Sotomayor (1634–1638)
- Andrés Garabito de Léon (1638, interim)
- Iñigo de la Motta Sarmiento (1638–1642)
- Juan de la Vega y Bazán (1643–1646)
- Juan Fernández de Córdoba y Coalla , Marquis de Miranda de Autu (1646–1649)
- Juan Barba Vallecillo (1649-1650)
- Juan de Bitrián Navarra y Biamonte (1650–1651, interim)
- Diego de Orozco (1651, interim)
- Francisco de Guzmán de Toledo (1651–1652, interim)
- Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera y Gaviría (1651)
- Francisco de Herrera y Henriquez (1651)
- Pedro Carrilla de Guzmán (1652–1657)
- Fernando Ibáñde la Riva-Agüero y Setien (1668–1663)
- Pablo Figueroa (1663-1665)
Appointed by Charles II.
- Juan Pérez de Guzmán y Gonzaga (1665–1667)
- Agustín de Bracamonte (1667–1669)
- Diego de Ibarra (1669, interim)
- Juan Pérez de Guzmán y Gonzaga (1669–1671)
- Diego de Ibarra (1671, interim)
Another Real Audiencia
- Luis Losada Quinoñes (1671)
- Andres Martínez de Amileta (1671)
- Francisco Miguel de Marichalar (1671)
- Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza (1671–1673)
- Antonio de León , Bishop of Panamá (1673–1675)
- Francisco Miguel de Marichalar (1675–1676)
- Alonso Mercado de Villacorta (1676–1681)
- Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita , Bishop of Panamá (1681–1682)
- José Alzamora (1682)
- Perdo Ponte de Llorena Hoyo y Calderón , Count of Palmar (1682–1690)
- Pedro José de Guzmán Dávalos , Marquis de Mina (1690–1695)
- Diego Ladrón de Guevarra Orozco y Calderón , Bishop of Panamá (1695–1696)
- Pedro Luis Henríquez de Guzmán , Count of Canillas (1696–1699)
- José Antonio de la Rocha y Carranza , Marquis de Brenes (1699)
- Pedro Luis Henríquez de Guzmán, Count of Canillas (1699–1702)
Appointed by Philipp V.
- Fernando D'Avila Bravo de Laguna (1702–1706)
- José Eustaquio Vicentelo Toledo y Luca (1706)
- José Antonio de la Rocha y Carranza , Marquis de Brenes (1706–1708)
- Fernando Haro de Monterroso (1708–1709)
- Juan Bautista de Ureta e Irusta (1709-1710)
- Juan de la Rañeta y Vera (1710-1711)
- José Antonio de la Rocha y Carranza, Marquis de Brenes (1711)
- José Hurtado de Amézaga (1711-1718)
- Juan José Llamas y Rivas , Bishop of Panamá (1718)
- Jerónimo Vadillo (1718–1723)
- Gaspar Pérez Buelta (1718–1723)
- José Alzamora y Ursino (1724, inertim)
- Manuel de Alderete (1724-1730)
- Juan José Andía Vivero y Velásco , Marquis de Villa Hermosa (1730–1735)
- Dionisio Martínez de la Vega (1735–1743)
- Dionisio de Alcedo Ugarte y Herrera (1743–1749)
Appointed by Ferdinand VI.
- Manuel de Montiano y Luyando (1749–1758)
- Antonio de Guill y Gonzaga (1758–1761)
Appointed by Charles III.
- José Roan (1762, interim)
- José de Arana y Górnica (1762–1764, interim)
- José Blasco de Orozco (1764 – July 1767)
- Joaquín Cabrejo (1767, interim)
- Manuel de Agreda (1767–1768, interim)
- Nicolás de Castro (1768–1769)
- Vivente de Olaciregui (December 1769 – June 1772)
- Nicolás de Casrto (1772, interim)
- Nicolás Quijano (1773 – May 1774)
- Francisco Navas (1774, interim)
- Pedro Carbonell Pinto Vigo y Correa (1774 – November 1779)
- Ramón de Carvajal (November 1779–1785)
- José Dómas y Valle (1785–1793)
Appointed by Charles IV.
- Ambrosio O'Higgins , Marquis de Osorno (May 1788 - May 1796)
- José de Rezabal y Ugarte (May 1796 - September 1796)
- Gabriel de Avilés y del Fierro , Marquis de Avilés (September 18, 1796 - January 21, 1799)
- Joaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas (late January 1799 - April 1801)
- José de Santiago Concha Jiménez Lobatón (April 1801 - December 1801)
- Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina Vidanges (December 1801 - January 1802)
- Luis Muñoz de Guzmán (January 1802 - February 1808)
Appointed by Ferdinand VII.
- Juan Rodríguez Ballesteros (February 1808 - April 1808)
- Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz (April 1808 - July 1810)
- Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta , Count de la Conquista (July 1810 - September 1810)
Phase of the reconquest by Spain
- Antonio Pareja (December 12, 1812 - May 21, 1813)
- Juan Francisco Sánchez (May 21, 1813 - January 1, 1814)
- Gabino Gaínza y Fernández de Medrano (January 1, 1814 - July 18, 1814)
- Mariano Osorio (July 19, 1814 - December 26, 1815)
- Casimiro Marcó del Pont Ángel Díaz y Méndez (December 26, 1815 - February 12, 1817)
- Mariano Osorio (January 4, 1818 - April 5, 1818)
swell
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