Appointer The King of Spain First holder Antonio de Mendoza Abolished 28 September 1821 | Formation 14 November 1535 Final holder Juan O'Donojú | |
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Residence The Viceroy palace
(Now the National Palace) | ||
The following is a list of Viceroys of New Spain.
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In addition to viceroys, the following lists the highest Spanish governors of the colony of New Spain, 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 Indies
This office covered the territories that were discovered by Christopher Columbus.
1492 – 1499 Christopher Columbus, as governor and viceroy of the Indies 1499 – 1502 Francisco de Bobadilla, as governor of the Indies 1502 – 1509 Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as governor of the Indies 1509 – 1518 Diego Columbus, as governor of the Indies until 1511, thereafter as viceroy 1518 – 1524 Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, as adelantado (governor-general) of CubaGovernor 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.
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.