List of colonial governors of Cuba

Tenure Incumbent Notes Spanish Suzerainty Governors 1511 to 1524 Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar 1524 to 1526 Juan de Altamarino 1526 to 1531 Gonzalo de Guzmán 1531 to 1532 Juan de Vadillo 1532 to 1534 Manuel de Rojas y Cordova 1535 to 1537 Gonzalo de Guzmán 1538 to 1542 Hernando de Soto 1544 to 1546 Juanes de Ávila 1546 to 1548 Antonio de Cháves 1549 to 1555 Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo 1556 to 1565 Diego de Mazariegos 1565 to 1567 Francisco García Osorio 1567 Francisco de Zayas 1567 to 1574 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés 1572 to 1574 Sancho Pardo Donlebún 1574 to 1577 Gabriel de Montalvo^[2][3] 1577 to 1579 Francisco Carreño 1579 to 1584 Gaspar de Torres 1584 to 1589 Gabriel de Luján 1589 to 1593 Juan de Tejeda 1593 to 1602 Juan Maldonaldo Barnuevo 1602 to 1608 Pedro de Valdez 1608 to 1616 Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda 1616 to 1619 Sancho de Alquiza 1620 to 1624 Francisco de Venegas 1624 to 1626 Damián Velásquez de Contreras 1626 to 1630 Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera 1630 to 1634 Juan Bitrián de Viamonte y Navarra 1634 to 1639 Francisco Riaño y Gamboa 1639 to 1647 Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento 1647 to 1653 Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo, señor de la Villa de Santacruz de Pinares 1653 to 1654 Francisco Xelder 1654 to 1656 Juan de Montanos Blázquez 1656 to 1658 Diego Rangel 1658 to 1663 Juan de Salamanca 1663 to 1664 Rodrigo Flores de Aldana 1664 to 1670 Francisco Oregón y Gascón 1670 to 1680 Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma 1680 to 1685 José Fernández Córdoba Ponce de León 1685 to 1687 Manuel de Murguia y Mena Removed from office for illicit trade 1687 to 1689 Diego Antonio de Viana y Hinojosa 1689 to 1695 Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas 3 October 1695 to 20 September 1702 Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, Marquis of the Vado del Maestre Promoted to captain-general of New Granada 20 September 1702 to 4 December 1702 Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo Former gentleman of the Elector of Bavaria; died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office 4 December 1702 to 13 May 1706 Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval Interim governor (military and civil) 13 May 1706 to 8 July 1706 Pedro Álvarez de Villarín Died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office 8 July 1706 to 18 January 1708 Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval Interim governor (military and civil) 18 January 1708 to 18 February 1711 Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres Former governor of Spanish Florida 18 February 1711 to 10 June 1711 Pablo Cavero Assumed power after being sent by the Audiencia of Santo Domingo to investigate the misconduct of Casa Torres; died in Havana shortly afterwards 10 June 1711 to 14 February 1713 Luis Chacón Interim governor 14 February 1713 to 26 May 1716 Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres Restored to office 26 May 1716 to 23 August 1717 Vicente de Raja 23 August 1717 to 23 June 1718 Gómez Mazaver Ponce de León Provisional governor 23 June 1718 to 29 September 1724 Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega 29 September 1724 to 18 March 1734 Dionisio Martínez de la Vega 18 March 1734 to 22 April 1746 Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, Count of Revillagigedo 22 April 1746 to 21 July 1746 Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes 21 July 1746 to 9 June 1747 Diego Peñalosa 9 June 1747 to 18 May 1760 Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega 18 May 1760 to 7 February 1761 Pedro Alonso Provisional governor 7 February 1761 to 13 August 1762 Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna British Suzerainty 13 August 1762 to 1 January 1763 George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle 1 January 1763 to 8 July 1763 William Keppel Spanish Suzerainty 8 July 1763 to 27 June 1765 Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando, Count of Ricla 27 June 1765 to 13 July 1765 Diego Manrique 13 July 1765 to 19 March 1766 Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros Provisional governor 19 March 1766 to 14 August 1771 Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Henestrosa y Lasso de la Vega 14 August 1771 to 18 November 1771 Diego José Navarro García de Valladares 1st Term (Provisional governor) 18 November 1771 to 12 June 1777 Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano, Marquis of la Torre 12 June 1777 to 12 February 1782 Diego José Navarro García de Valladares 2nd Term (Provisional governor) 12 February 1782 to 29 December 1782 Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat 29 December 1782 to 4 February 1785 Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga 4 February 1785 to 7 April 1785 Bernardo de Gálvez 7 April 1785 to 28 December 1785 Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón Provisional governor 28 December 1785 to 18 April 1789 José Manuel de Ezpeleta 18 April 1789 to 8 July 1790 Domingo Cabello y Robles Provisional governor 8 July 1790 to 6 December 1796 Luis de las Casas y Aragorri 6 December 1796 to 13 May 1799 Juan Procopio de Bassecourt Thieulaine y Bryas López de Ochoa, Count of Santa Clara 13 May 1799 to 14 April 1812 Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquis of Someruelos 14 April 1812 to 2 July 1816 Juan Ruíz de Apodaca 2 July 1816 to 29 August 1819 José Cienfuegos 28 August 1819 to 3 March 1821 Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Niño 3 March 1821 to 19 July 1822 Nicolás de Mahy y Romo 19 July 1822 to 2 May 1823 Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón Provisional Governor 2 May 1823 to 15 May 1832 Francisco Dionisio Vives 15 May 1832 to 1 June 1834 Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca 1 June 1834 to 20 April 1838 Miguel Tacón y Rosique 20 April 1838 to 10 January 1840 Joaquín de Ezpeleta 10 January 1840 to 7 March 1841 Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón 7 March 1841 to 15 September 1843 Jerónimo Valdés 15 September 1843 to 21 October 1843 Francisco Javier de Ulloa Provisional Governor 21 October 1843 to 29 March 1848 Leopoldo O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan 29 March 1848 to 11 November 1850 Federico Roncali 11 November 1850 to 16 April 1852 José Gutiérrez de la Concha 1st Term 16 April 1852 to 3 December 1853 Valentín Cañedo 3 December 1853 to 21 September 1854 Juan González de la Pezuela 21 September 1854 to 24 November 1859 José Gutiérrez de la Concha 2nd Term 24 November 1859 to 10 December 1862 Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke of la Torre 10 December 1862 to 30 May 1866 Domingo Dulce 1st Term 30 May 1866 to 3 November 1866 Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea 1st Term 3 November 1866 to 24 September 1867 Joaquín del Manzano 24 September 1867 to 21 December 1867 Blas Villate 1st Term (Provisional governor) 21 December 1867 to 4 January 1869 Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea 2nd Term 4 January 1869 to 2 June 1869 Domingo Dulce 2nd Term 2 June 1869 to 28 June 1869 Felipe Ginovés del Espinar Provisional Governor 28 June 1869 to 13 December 1870 Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas 13 December 1870 to 11 July 1872 Blas Villate 2nd Term 11 July 1872 to 18 April 1873 Francisco Ceballos y Vargas 18 April 1873 to 4 November 1873 Cándido Pieltaín 4 November 1873 to 6 April 1874 Joaquín Jovellar y Soler 1st Term 6 April 1874 to 1 March 1875 José Gutiérrez de la Concha 3rd Term 1 March 1875 to 8 March 1875 Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo 1st Term (Provisional Governor) 8 March 1875 to 18 January 1876 Blas Villate 3rd Term 18 January 1876 to 18 June 1878 Joaquín Jovellar y Soler 2nd Term 18 June 1878 to 5 February 1879 Arsenio Martínez Campos 1st Term 5 February 1879 to 17 April 1879 Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo 2nd Term (Provisional Governor) 17 April 1879 to 28 November 1881 Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata 1st Term 28 November 1881 to 5 August 1883 Luis Prendergast y Gordon, Marquis of Victoria de las Tunas 5 August 1883 to 28 September 1883 Tomás y Regna Provisional Governor 28 September 1883 to 8 November 1884 Ignacio María del Castillo 8 November 1884 to 25 March 1886 Ramón Fajardo e Izquierdo 25 March 1886 to 15 July 1887 Emilio Calleja 1st Term 15 July 1887 to 13 March 1889 Sabas Marín y González 1st Term 13 March 1889 to 6 February 1890 Manuel Salamanca y Negrete 6 February 1890 to 4 April 1890 José Sánchez y Gómez Provisional Governor 4 April 1890 to 24 August 1890 José Chinchilla 24 August 1890 to 20 June 1892 Camilo de Polavieja 20 June 1892 to 15 July 1893 Alejandro Rodríguez Arias y Rodulfo 15 July 1893 to 16 September 1893 José Arderius Provisional Governor 16 September 1893 to 16 April 1895 Emilio Calleja 2nd Term 16 April 1895 to 20 January 1896 Arsenio Martínez Campos 2nd Term 20 January 1896 to 11 February 1896 Sabas Marín y González 2nd Term (Provisional Governor) 11 February 1896 to 31 October 1897 Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Marquis of Tenerife 31 October 1897 to 30 November 1898 Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata 2nd Term 30 November 1898 to 1 January 1899 Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos American Suzerainty 1 January 1899 to 23 December 1899 John Ruller Brooke 23 December 1899 to 20 May 1902 Leonard Wood^[4] Republic of Cuba 20 May 1902 See List of Presidents of Cuba American Occupation 29 September 1906 to 13 October 1906 William Howard Taft Provisional governor 13 October 1906 to 28 January 1909 Charles Edward Magoon^[5] Provisional governor