List of viceroys of New Spain
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This article lists the viceroys who ruled the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1535 to 1821 in the name of the monarch of Spain.
In addition to viceroys, this article lists the highest Spanish governors of the viceroyalty, before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant. Most of these individuals exercised most or all of the functions of viceroy, usually on an interim basis.
Governor of the Spanish Indies
This office covered the territories that were discovered by Christopher Columbus.{{Dubious|Governor of the West Indies?|date=December 2020}}
: 1492–1499: Christopher Columbus, as governor and viceroy of the West Indies
: 1499–1502: Francisco de Bobadilla, as governor of the West Indies
: 1502–1509: Nicolás de Ovando, as governor of the West Indies
: 1509–1518: Diego Columbus, as governor of the West Indies until 1511, thereafter as viceroy
Governor of New Spain
This office covered the territories that were claimed by Hernán Cortés. The office covered the territories that were under the control of the Governor of the Indies after 1524.
: 13 August 1521 – 24 December 1521: Hernán Cortés
: 24 December 1521 – 30 December 1521: Cristóbal de Tapia
: 30 December 1521 – 12 October 1524: Hernán Cortés, as governor and captain general from 15 October 1522
: 12 October 1524 – 29 December 1524: Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz, Alonso de Zuazo
: 29 December 1524 – 17 February 1525: Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Zuazo
: 17 February 1525 – 20 April 1525: Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz, Alonso de Zuazo
: 20 April 1525 – 23 May 1525: Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Zuazo
: 24 May 1525 – 28 January 1526: Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino
: 29 January 1526 – 24 June 1526: Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz
: 25 June 1526 – 3 July 1526: Hernán Cortés
: 4 July 1526 – 16 July 1526: Luis Ponce de León
: 16 July 1526 – 1 March 1527: Marcos de Aguilar
: 2 March 1527 – 22 August 1527: Alonso de Estrada, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Luis de la Torre
: 22 August 1527 – 8 December 1528: Alonso de Estrada, Luis de la Torre
: 9 December 1528 – 21 December 1529: Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, Juan Ortiz de Matienzo, Diego Delgadillo (the first Audiencia)
: 21 December 1529 – 9 January 1531: Juan Ortiz de Matienzo, Diego Delgadillo (the first Audiencia)
: 10 January 1531 – 16 April 1535: Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal, Vasco de Quiroga, Juan de Salmerón, Alonso de Maldonado, Francisco Ceinos (the second Audiencia)
Viceroys of New Spain (1535–1821)
The first Viceroy of New Spain was appointed in 1535 to consolidate the offices of the Governor of the Indies and the Governor of New Spain into a single office.
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1
| 60px | 14 November 1535 | 25 November 1550 | rowspan="64" |Vacant (Overseas Affairs hold by the President of the Council of the Indies) | rowspan="15" |No valido |
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| rowspan="2" | 60px | rowspan="2" | Luís de Velasco | rowspan="2" | 25 November 1550 | rowspan="2" | 31 July 1564 |
rowspan="13" |100px Philip II |
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|Francisco Ceinos, |1 August 1564 |19 October 1566 |
3
| 60px | Gastón Carrillo de Peralta y Bosquete, | 19 October 1566 | 11 November 1567 |
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| rowspan="3" | 69x69px | Alonso de Muñoz, | rowspan="2" |11 November 1567 | rowspan="2" |15 April 1568 |
Luis Carrillo, Royal commisioner of New Spain |
Francisco Ceinos, Dean of the Audiencia | 15 April 1568 | 5 November 1568 |
4
| 60px | 5 November 1568 | 4 October 1580 |
5
| 60px | Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, | 4 October 1580 | 19 June 1583 |
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|Luis de Villanueva y Zapata, |19 June 1583 |25 September 1584 |
6
| 60px | Pedro de Moya y Contrerás | 25 September 1584 | 17 October 1585 |
7
| 60px | Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga | 17 October 1585 | 27 January 1590 |
8
| 60px | Luís de Velasco | 27 January 1590 | 5 November 1595 |
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| rowspan="2" | 9 | rowspan="2" | 60px | rowspan="2" | Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca, | rowspan="2" | 5 November 1595 | rowspan="2" | 27 October 1603 |
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Duke of LermaAs valido of the King of Spain | rowspan="8" |100px |
10
| 60px | Juan de Mendoza y Luna, | 27 October 1603 | 2 July 1607 |
11
| 60px | Luís de Velasco, | 2 July 1607 | 19 June 1611 |
12
| 60px | García Guerra, {{small|O.P.}} | 19 June 1611 | 22 February 1612 |
{{Abbr|Int.|Interim}}
| 60px | Pedro Otárola, | 22 February 1612 | 18 October 1612 |
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| rowspan="2" |13 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Diego Fernández de Córdoba, | rowspan="2" |18 October 1612 | rowspan="2" |14 March 1621 |
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| rowspan="3" |149x149px |
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| rowspan="3" | {{Abbr|Acting|Acting}} | rowspan="3" | 60px | rowspan="3" | Paz de Valecillo, | rowspan="3" | 14 March 1621 | rowspan="3" | 11 September 1621 |
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rowspan="2" |14
| rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel, | rowspan="2" |21 September 1621 | rowspan="2" |1 November 1624 |
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| rowspan="7" |132x132px |
colspan=5| Vacant Due to the discrepancy on the arrival of successor Viceroy from 1 to 3 November 1624. |
15
| 60px | Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio de Toledo, | 3 November 1624 | 16 September 1635 |
16
| 60px | Lope Díez de Aux de Armendáriz, | 16 September 1635 | 28 August 1640 |
17
| 60px | 28 August 1640 | 10 June 1642 |
18
| 60px | Juan de Palafox y Mendoza | 10 June 1642 | 23 November 1642 |
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| rowspan="2" |19 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, | rowspan="2" |23 November 1642 | rowspan="2" |14 May 1648 |
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20
| 60px | Marcos de Torres y Rueda | 15 May 1648 | 22 April 1649 |
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| 60px | Matías de Peralta, | 22 April 1649 | 28 June 1650 |
21
| 60px | Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, | 28 June 1650 | 15 August 1653 |
22
| 60px | 15 August 1653 | 16 September 1660 |
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| rowspan="2" |23 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, | rowspan="2" |16 September 1660 | rowspan="2" |29 June 1664 |
rowspan="3" |No validoPersonalist government of Philip IV |
24
| 60px | Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas | 29 June 1664 | 15 October 1664 |
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| rowspan="3" |25 | rowspan="3" | 60px | rowspan="3" | Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar, | rowspan="3" | 16 October 1664 | rowspan="3" | 20 November 1673 |
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| rowspan="15" |100px |
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| rowspan="3" |129x129px |
26
| 60px | 20 November 1673 | 13 December 1673 |
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| rowspan="3" |27 | rowspan="3" |60px | rowspan="3" |Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, {{small|O.S.A.}} | rowspan="3" |13 December 1673 | rowspan="3" |7 November 1680 |
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| rowspan="2" |28 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Tomás Antonio Manuel Lorenzo de la Cerda y Aragón | rowspan="2" |7 November 1680 | rowspan="2" |16 June 1686 |
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| rowspan="3" |Count of Oropesa |
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| 29 | 60px | Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega, | 16 June 1686 | 20 November 1688 |
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| rowspan="2" |30 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Gaspar Melchor Baltasar de la Cerda Silva Sandoval y Mendoza, | rowspan="2" |20 November 1688 | rowspan="2" |27 February 1696 |
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| rowspan="3" |124x124px |
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| 31 | 60px | Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño | 27 February 1696 | 18 December 1696 |
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| rowspan="4" |32 | rowspan="4" |60px | rowspan="4" |José Sarmiento Valladares Arines de Romay, | rowspan="4" |18 December 1696 | rowspan="4" |4 November 1701 |
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| rowspan="3" |Antonio de UbillaAs Secretary of the Universal Bureau |
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| 33 | 60px | Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño | 4 November 1701 | 27 November 1702 |
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| rowspan="2" |34 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Francisco V Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez y Fernández de la Cueva, | rowspan="2" |27 November 1702 | rowspan="2" |13 November 1710 |
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| rowspan="2" |Marquis of Mejorada del Campo |
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| rowspan="5" |35 | rowspan="5" |60px | rowspan="5" |Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva, | rowspan="5" |13 November 1710 | rowspan="5" |16 July 1716 |
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| rowspan="9" |121x121px |
Bernardo Tinajero de la EscaleraAs Secretary of State for the Navy and the Indies of Spain |
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| rowspan="2" |No secretary |
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| rowspan="3" |36 | rowspan="3" |60px | rowspan="3" |Baltasar de Zúñiga Guzmán Sotomayor y Mendoza, | rowspan="3" |16 July 1716 | rowspan="3" |15 October 1722 |
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|118x118px |
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| rowspan="10" |37 | rowspan="10" |60px | rowspan="10" |Juan de Acuña y Bejarano, | rowspan="10" |15 October 1722 | rowspan="10" |17 March 1734 |
No secretary |
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| rowspan="2" |Juan Bautista de Orendáin | |
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| 100px |
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| rowspan="2" |121x121px |
rowspan="4" |127x127pxJosé de Patiño y Rosales |
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| rowspan="2" |Juan Bautista de Orendáin |
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| rowspan="4" |38 | rowspan="4" |60px | rowspan="4" |Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta | rowspan="4" |17 March 1734 | rowspan="4" |17 August 1740 |
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|Mateo Pablo Díaz de Lavandero | rowspan="7" |102x102px |
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| rowspan="4" |102x102pxMarquess of Villarías |
39
|60px |Pedro de Castro Figueroa y Salazar, |17 August 1740 |22 August 1741 |
{{Abbr|Int.|Interim}}
| 60px | Pedro Malo de Villavicencio, | 23 August 1741 | 2 November 1742 |
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| rowspan="2" |40 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Pedro Cebrián y Agustín, | rowspan="2" |3 November 1742 | rowspan="2" |9 July 1746 |
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| rowspan="5" |95x95pxMarquess of Ensenada |
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| rowspan="6" |41 | rowspan="6" |60px | rowspan="6" |Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, | rowspan="6" |9 July 1746 | rowspan="6" |9 November 1755 | rowspan="7" |100px |
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Duke of Huéscar {{Small|(Interim)}} |
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| rowspan="8" |147x147px |
147x147pxRicardo Wall {{Small|(Interim)}}As Secretary of State for Indies |
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| rowspan="2" | 42 | rowspan="2" | 60px | rowspan="2" | Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón, | rowspan="2" | 10 November 1755 | rowspan="2" | 5 February 1760 |
rowspan="20" |100px Charles III |
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| {{Abbr|Int.|Interim}} | 60px | Francisco Antonio de Echávarri, | 5 February 1760 | 28 April 1760 |
43
| 60px | Francisco Cajigal de la Vega | 28 April 1760 | 5 October 1760 |
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| rowspan="2" |44 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Joaquín de Montserrat, | rowspan="2" |5 October 1760 | rowspan="2" |24 August 1766 |
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| rowspan="4" |140x140px |
45
| 60px | Carlos Francisco de Croix, | 24 August 1766 | 22 September 1771 |
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| rowspan="3" |46 | rowspan="3" |60px | rowspan="3" |Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa | rowspan="3" |22 September 1771 | rowspan="3" |9 April 1779 |
rowspan="9" |146x146pxMarquess of Sonora |
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| rowspan="13" |134x134px |
{{Abbr|Int.|Interim}}
| 60px | Francisco Romá y Rosell, | 10 April 1779 | 22 August 1779 |
47
| 60px | Martín de Mayorga Ferrer, | 23 August 1779 | 28 April 1783 |
48
| 60px | Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo, | 28 April 1783 | 20 October 1784 |
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| 60px | Vicente de Herrera y Rivero, | 20 October 1784 | 17 June 1785 |
49
| 60px | Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, | 17 June 1785 | 30 November 1786 |
{{Abbr|Int.|Interim}}
| 60px | Eusebio Sánchez Pareja y Beleño | 30 November 1786 | 8 May 1787 |
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| rowspan="3" |50 | rowspan="3" |60px | rowspan="3" |Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta | rowspan="3" |8 May 1787 | rowspan="3" |16 August 1787 |
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|134x134pxCount of Floridablanca {{Small|(Interim)}} |
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| rowspan="4" |127x127pxAntonio PorlierAs Secretary of State for Grace and Justice of Indies 132x132pxAntonio Valdés y Fernández BazánAs Secretary of State for War, Treasury, Commerce and Navigation of Indies |
51
| 60px | Manuel Antonio Flórez Maldonado | 16 August 1787 | 16 October 1789 |
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| rowspan="4" |52 | rowspan="4" |60px | rowspan="4" |Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas, | rowspan="4" |17 October 1789 | rowspan="4" |11 July 1794 |
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| rowspan="11" |100px |
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| rowspan="11" |No secretary (affairs of Indies distributed among different secretariats) Count of Aranda {{Small|(Interim)}} |
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| rowspan="2" |148x148px |
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| rowspan="2" |53 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca de Carini y Branciforte, | rowspan="2" |12 July 1794 | rowspan="2" |31 May 1798 |
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| rowspan="2" |168x168px |
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| rowspan="2" |54 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Miguel José de Azanza Alegría, | rowspan="2" |31 May 1798 | rowspan="2" |30 April 1800 |
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| rowspan="2" |99x99px |
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| rowspan="2" |55 | rowspan="2" |60px | rowspan="2" |Félix Berenguer de Marquina | rowspan="2" |30 April 1800 | rowspan="2" |4 January 1803 |
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| rowspan="2" |107x107px |
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| rowspan="4" |56 | rowspan="4" |60px | rowspan="4" |José de IturrigarayLoyal to Ferdinand VII during the Spanish War of Independence | rowspan="4" |4 January 1803 | rowspan="4" |16 September 1808 |
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| rowspan="6" |60pxMiguel José de AzanzaAs [https://web.archive.org/web/20190209074751/http://humanidades.cchs.csic.es/ih/paginas/jrug/diccionario/gabinetes/m1_fernando7.htm Minister of the Indies of Spain] | rowspan="6" |99x99px | rowspan="8" |100px |
57
| 60px | 16 September 1808 | 19 July 1809 |
58
| 60px | Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont | 19 July 1809 | 8 May 1810 |
59
| 60px | 8 May 1810 | 14 September 1810 |
60
| 60px | Francisco Javier Venegas, | 14 September 1810 | 4 March 1813 |
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| rowspan="8" |61 | rowspan="8" |60px | rowspan="8" |Félix María Calleja del Rey, | rowspan="8" |4 March 1813 | rowspan="8" |20 September 1816 |
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| rowspan="2" |No secretary Juan O'Donoju{{Small|(Interim)}} |
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|Manuel Antonio de la Bodega y MollinedoAs Secretary of State for Overseas Governance of Spain |José Luyando {{Small|(Interim)}} | rowspan="22" |136x136px |
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| rowspan="2" |131x131pxMiguel de Lardizabal |
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| rowspan="7" |No secretary |
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| rowspan="2" |107x107px |
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| rowspan="15" |62 | rowspan="15" | 60px | rowspan="15" | Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, | rowspan="15" | 20 September 1816 | rowspan="15" | 5 July 1821 |
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Carlos Martínez de Irujo {{Small|(Interim)}} |
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Manuel González Salmón {{Small|(Interim)}} |
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| rowspan="2" |133x133px |
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| rowspan="2" |134x134pxAntonio Porcel Román |
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| rowspan="2" |Francisco de Paula Escudero {{Small|(Interim)}} |
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| rowspan="4" |127x127px |
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| 63 | 60px | Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo | 15 July 1821 | 21 July 1821 |
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| 64 | 60px | 21 July 1821 | 28 September 1821 |
See also
External links
- [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1mq848r Northern New Spain: A Research Guide (1981) by Thomas C. Barnes, Thomas H. Naylor, and Charles W. Polzer], p. 94.
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/?c=etapa&etapa=6 List of viceroys and other colonial rulers] at the Mexican government site
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009122834/http://www.colosiofilialoaxaca.org/assets/gobernantes.ppt Cronología de los Gobernantes de México 1325–2000] (Powerpoint)
- {{in lang|es}} List of Spanish colonial officials before the viceroyalty
References
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