List of colonial governors of Santo Domingo

== First Spanish Captaincy 1492–1801 == === Governors and Viceroys of the Indies === 1492–1500 Admiral Christopher Columbus, as Viceroy of the Indies 1496–1498 Bartolomeo Columbus, as Adelantado 1500–1502 Comendador Francisco de Bobadilla, as Governor of the Indies 1502–1509 Comendador Frey Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as Governor of the Indies 1509–1518 Second Admiral Diego Columbus, as Governor of the Indies until 1511, and as Viceroy of the Indies until his death in 1526, when the title went to his son Luis Colón, who perpetually resigned it to the Spanish Crown in 1536 1515–1516 Licentiate Cristóbal Lebrón, in connection with Royal Audiencia 1516–1519 Luis de Figueroa, Bernardino de Manzanedo, and Ildefonso de Santo Domingo, friars of the order of San Jerónimo 1519–1520 Licentiate Rodrigo de Figueroa 1520–1524 Second Admiral Diego Columbus 1524–1528 Royal Audiencia, in connection with judges Gaspar de Espinosa and Alonso de Zuazo === Governors and Captains-General === 1528–1531 Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal, Bishop of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega 1531–1533 Alonso de Zuazo and the Royal Audiencia 1533–1540 Licentiate Alonso de Fuenmayor, Bishop of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega 1540–1543 Third Admiral Luis Colón, 1st Duke of Veragua 1543–1549 Licentiate Alonso López de Cerrato 1549–1556 Licentiate Alonso de Fuenmayor, Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1556–1558 Licentiate Alonso de Maldonado 1558–1560 Licentiate Juan López Cepeda 1560–1561 Juan Echagoyan 1561–1564 Alonso Arias de Herrera 1564–1565 Antonio de Osorio 1565–1567 Alonso de Grajeda 1567–1568 Licentiate Diego de Vera 1568–1572 Antonio de Mexia 1572–1576 Francisco de Vera 1576–1581 Gregorio González de Cuenca 1581–1583 Licentiate Arceo 1583–1587 Licentiate Cristóbal de Ovalle 1590–1597 Lope de Vega Portocarrero 1597–1601 Diego de Osorio 1601–1608 Antonio de Osorio 1608–1624 Diego Gómez de Sandoval 1624–1634 Diego de Acuña 1634–1646 Maestre de Campo Juan Bitrián de Viamonte 1646–1649 Nicolás Velasco Altamirano 1649–1652 Maestre de Campo Gabriel de Chaves Osorio 1652–1657 Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba 1657–1658 Félix de Zúñiga y Avellaneda 1658–1660 Andrés Pérez Franco 1660–1662 Juan Francisco de Montemayor Córdoba y Cuenca 1662–1670 Juan de Balboa y Mogrovejo 1670–1671 Pedro de Carvajal y Cobos 1671–1677 Maestre de Campo Ignacio de Zayas Bazán 1677–1679 Dr.

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List of colonial governors of Santo Domingo

== First Spanish Captaincy 1492–1801 == === Governors and Viceroys of the Indies === 1492–1500 Admiral Christopher Columbus, as Viceroy of the Indies 1496–1498 Bartolomeo Columbus, as Adelantado 1500–1502 Comendador Francisco de Bobadilla, as Governor of the Indies 1502–1509 Comendador Frey Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as Governor of the Indies 1509–1518 Second Admiral Diego Columbus, as Governor of the Indies until 1511, and as Viceroy of the Indies until his death in 1526, when the title went to his son Luis Colón, who perpetually resigned it to the Spanish Crown in 1536 1515–1516 Licentiate Cristóbal Lebrón, in connection with Royal Audiencia 1516–1519 Luis de Figueroa, Bernardino de Manzanedo, and Ildefonso de Santo Domingo, friars of the order of San Jerónimo 1519–1520 Licentiate Rodrigo de Figueroa 1520–1524 Second Admiral Diego Columbus 1524–1528 Royal Audiencia, in connection with judges Gaspar de Espinosa and Alonso de Zuazo === Governors and Captains-General === 1528–1531 Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal, Bishop of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega 1531–1533 Alonso de Zuazo and the Royal Audiencia 1533–1540 Licentiate Alonso de Fuenmayor, Bishop of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega 1540–1543 Third Admiral Luis Colón, 1st Duke of Veragua 1543–1549 Licentiate Alonso López de Cerrato 1549–1556 Licentiate Alonso de Fuenmayor, Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1556–1558 Licentiate Alonso de Maldonado 1558–1560 Licentiate Juan López Cepeda 1560–1561 Juan Echagoyan 1561–1564 Alonso Arias de Herrera 1564–1565 Antonio de Osorio 1565–1567 Alonso de Grajeda 1567–1568 Licentiate Diego de Vera 1568–1572 Antonio de Mexia 1572–1576 Francisco de Vera 1576–1581 Gregorio González de Cuenca 1581–1583 Licentiate Arceo 1583–1587 Licentiate Cristóbal de Ovalle 1590–1597 Lope de Vega Portocarrero 1597–1601 Diego de Osorio 1601–1608 Antonio de Osorio 1608–1624 Diego Gómez de Sandoval 1624–1634 Diego de Acuña 1634–1646 Maestre de Campo Juan Bitrián de Viamonte 1646–1649 Nicolás Velasco Altamirano 1649–1652 Maestre de Campo Gabriel de Chaves Osorio 1652–1657 Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba 1657–1658 Félix de Zúñiga y Avellaneda 1658–1660 Andrés Pérez Franco 1660–1662 Juan Francisco de Montemayor Córdoba y Cuenca 1662–1670 Juan de Balboa y Mogrovejo 1670–1671 Pedro de Carvajal y Cobos 1671–1677 Maestre de Campo Ignacio de Zayas Bazán 1677–1679 Dr.

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