# Royal Governor of Chile

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{{Short description|Title for the ruler of the Captaincy General of Chile}}
{{History of Chile}} 

The '''royal governor of Chile''' ruled over the [Spanish colonial administrative district](/source/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas) called the [Captaincy General of Chile](/source/Captaincy_General_of_Chile), and as a result the royal governor also held the title of a '''[captain general](/source/captain_general)'''. There were 66 such governors or captains during the [Spanish conquest](/source/Conquest_of_Chile) and the later periods of [Spanish-centered colonialism](/source/Colonial_Chile). Since the first Spanish–Mapuche parliaments in the 17th century it became an almost mandatory tradition for each governor to arrange a parliament with the [Mapuches](/source/Mapuches).<ref name=pinochetetal83>{{Cite book|title=Historia militar de Chile|last=Pinochet Ugarte|first=Augusto|publisher=Biblioteca Militar|year=1997|last2=Villaroel Carmona|first2=Rafael|last3=Lepe Orellana|first3=Jaime|last4=Fuente-Alba Poblete|first4=J. Miguel|author-link4=Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba|last5=Fuenzalida Helms|first5=Eduardo|edition=3rd|language=es|author-link=Augusto Pinochet|page=86}}</ref>

== List of governors ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Picture
! Name
! Entered office
! Exited office
! Notes
! Appointed by
|-
| 70px
| '''[Pedro de Valdivia](/source/Pedro_de_Valdivia)'''
| 11 June 1540
| December 1547
|
| rowspan=7 align=center | [Charles V](/source/Charles_V%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor)
|-
| 70px
| '''[Francisco de Villagra](/source/Francisco_de_Villagra)'''
| December 1547
| 20 July 1549
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[Pedro de Valdivia](/source/Pedro_de_Valdivia)''' 
| 20 July 1549
| 25 December 1553
| Killed at the [Battle of Tucapel](/source/Battle_of_Tucapel).
|-
| 70px
| '''[Rodrigo de Quiroga](/source/Rodrigo_de_Quiroga)''' 
| rowspan=3 align=left | 25 December 1553
| rowspan=3 align=left | February 1555
|-
| 70px
| '''[Francisco de Villagra](/source/Francisco_de_Villagra)''' 
| Triumvirate 
|-
| 70px
| '''[Francisco de Aguirre](/source/Francisco_de_Aguirre_(conquistador))''' 
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | border|70px
| '''[Cabildos of Chile](/source/Cabildo_(council))''' 
| rowspan="2" | February 1555
| rowspan="2" | 23 May 1556
| rowspan="2" | The cities of Chile governed themselves while the dispute over the governorship was settled by the ''[Real Audiencia](/source/Real_Audiencia)'' in Lima.
|-
|
| rowspan="13" |[Philip II](/source/Philip_II_of_Spain)
|-
| 70px
| '''[Francisco de Villagra](/source/Francisco_de_Villagra)'''
| 23 May 1556
| April 1557
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[García Hurtado de Mendoza](/source/Garc%C3%ADa_Hurtado_de_Mendoza%2C_5th_Marquis_of_Ca%C3%B1ete)'''
| April 1557
| February 1561
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[Francisco de Villagra](/source/Francisco_de_Villagra)''' 
| February 1561
| June 1563
|
|-
|
| '''[Pedro de Villagra](/source/Pedro_de_Villagra)''' 
| June 1563
| June 1565
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[Rodrigo de Quiroga](/source/Rodrigo_de_Quiroga)''' 
| June 1565
| August 1567
|
|-
| align=center | border|70px
| '''[Real Audiencia of Chile](/source/Royal_Audiencia_of_Santiago)''' 
| August 1567
| August 1568
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[Melchor Bravo de Saravia](/source/Melchor_Bravo_de_Saravia)''' 
| August 1568
| January 1575
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[Rodrigo de Quiroga](/source/Rodrigo_de_Quiroga)''' 
| January 1575
| February 1580
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[Martín Ruiz de Gamboa](/source/Mart%C3%ADn_Ruiz_de_Gamboa)''' 
| February 1580
| July 1583
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Alonso de Sotomayor](/source/Alonso_de_Sotomayor)''' 
| September 1583
| July 1592
|
|-
|
| '''[Pedro de Viscarra](/source/Pedro_de_Viscarra)''' 
| July 1592
| October 1592
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |70px
| '''[Martín García Óñez de Loyola](/source/Mart%C3%ADn_Garc%C3%ADa_%C3%93%C3%B1ez_de_Loyola)''' 
| rowspan="2" | October 1592
| rowspan="2" | December 1598
| rowspan="2" | Killed at the [Disaster of Curalaba](/source/Disaster_of_Curalaba)
|-
|
| rowspan="12" |[Philip III](/source/Philip_III_of_Spain)
|-
|
| '''[Pedro de Viscarra de la Barrera](/source/Pedro_de_Viscarra)'''
| December 1598
| May 1599
|
|-
|
| '''[Francisco de Quiñónez](/source/Francisco_de_Qui%C3%B1%C3%B3nez)''' 
| May 1599
| July 1600
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Alonso García de Ramón](/source/Alonso_Garc%C3%ADa_de_Ram%C3%B3n)''' 
| July 1600
| February 1601
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Alonso de Ribera de Pareja](/source/Alonso_de_Ribera_de_Pareja)''' 
| February 1601
| March 1605
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Alonso García de Ramón](/source/Alonso_Garc%C3%ADa_de_Ram%C3%B3n)''' 
| March 1605
| 2 September 1610
|
|-
|
| '''[Luis Merlo de la Fuente Ruiz de Beteta](/source/Luis_Merlo_de_la_Fuente_Ruiz_de_Beteta)''' 
| 2 September 1610
| January 1611
|
|-
|
| '''[Juan Jaraquemada](/source/Juan_de_la_Jaraquemada)''' 
| January 1611
| 27 March 1612
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Alonso de Ribera de Pareja](/source/Alonso_de_Ribera_de_Pareja)''' 
| 27 March 1612
| 9 March 1617
|
|-
|
| '''[Fernando Talaverano Gallegos](/source/Fernando_Talaverano_Gallegos)''' 
| 9 March 1617
| 14 January 1618
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Lope de Ulloa y Lemos](/source/Lope_de_Ulloa_y_Lemos)''' 
| 14 January 1618
| 8 December 1620
|
|-
|
| rowspan="2" | '''[Cristóbal de la Cerda y Sotomayor](/source/Crist%C3%B3bal_de_la_Cerda_y_Sotomayor)''' 
| rowspan="2" | 8 December 1620
| rowspan="2" | November 1621
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|
| rowspan="13" |[Philip IV](/source/Philip_IV_of_Spain)
|-
|
| '''[Pedro Osores de Ulloa](/source/Pedro_Osores_de_Ulloa)'''
| November 1621
| September 1624
|
|-
|
| '''[Francisco de Álava y Nureña](/source/Francisco_de_%C3%81lava_y_Nure%C3%B1a)''' 
| September 1624
| May 1625
|
|-
|
| '''[Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce](/source/Luis_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_C%C3%B3rdoba_y_Arce)''' 
| May 1625
| December 1629
|
|-
| 70px
| '''[Francisco Laso de la Vega](/source/Francisco_Laso_de_la_Vega)''' 
| December 1629
| May 1639
|
|-
|
| '''[Francisco López de Zúñiga<br>2nd Marquis of Baides](/source/Francisco_L%C3%B3pez_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga%2C_2nd_Marquis_of_Baides)''' 
| May 1639
| May 1646
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Martín de Mujica y Buitrón](/source/Mart%C3%ADn_de_Mujica_y_Buitr%C3%B3n)''' 
| May 1646
| April 1649
|
|-
|
| '''[Alonso de Figueroa y Córdoba](/source/Alonso_de_Figueroa_y_C%C3%B3rdoba)''' 
| April 1649
| May 1650
|
|-
|
| '''[Francisco Antonio de Acuña Cabrera y Bayona](/source/Francisco_Antonio_de_Acu%C3%B1a_Cabrera_y_Bayona)''' 
| May 1650
| January 1656
|
|-
|
| '''[Pedro Porter Casanate](/source/Pedro_Porter_Casanate)''' 
| January 1656
| February 1662
|
|-
|
| '''[Diego González Montero Justiniano](/source/Diego_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Montero_Justiniano)''' 
| February 1662
| May 1662
|
|-
|
| '''[Ángel de Peredo](/source/%C3%81ngel_de_Peredo)''' 
| May 1662
| January 1664
|
|-
|70px
| rowspan="2" | '''[Francisco de Meneses Brito](/source/Francisco_de_Meneses_Brito)''' 
| rowspan="2" | January 1664
| rowspan="2" | 1667
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|
| rowspan="6" |[Charles II](/source/Charles_II_of_Spain)
|-
|
| '''[Diego Dávila Coello y Pacheco<br>1st Marquis of Navamorcuende](/source/Diego_D%C3%A1vila%2C_1st_Marquis_of_Navamorcuende)'''
| 1667
| February 1670
|
|-
|
| '''[Diego González Montero Justiniano](/source/Diego_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Montero_Justiniano)''' 
| February 1670
| October 1670
|
|-
|
| '''[Juan Henríquez de Villalobos](/source/Juan_Henr%C3%ADquez_de_Villalobos)''' 
| October 1670
| April 1682
|
|-
|
| '''[Marcos José de Garro Senei de Artola](/source/Marcos_Jos%C3%A9_de_Garro_Senei_de_Artola)''' 
| April 1682
| January 1692
|
|-
|70px
| rowspan="2" | '''[Tomás Marín de Poveda<br>1st Marquis of Cañada Hermosa](/source/Tom%C3%A1s_Mar%C3%ADn_de_Poveda%2C_1st_Marquis_of_Ca%C3%B1ada_Hermosa)''' 
| rowspan="2" | January 1692
| rowspan="2" | December 1700
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|
| rowspan="5" |[Philip V](/source/Philip_V_of_Spain)
|-
|70px
| '''[Francisco Ibáñez de Segovia y Peralta](/source/Francisco_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_de_Segovia_y_Peralta)'''
| December 1700
| February 1709
|
|-
|
| '''[Juan Andrés de Ustariz](/source/Juan_Andr%C3%A9s_de_Ustariz)'''
| February 1709
| December 1716
|
|-
|70px
| '''[José de Santiago Concha y Salvatierra](/source/Jos%C3%A9_de_Santiago_Concha_y_Salvatierra)'''
| December 1716
| 17 December 1717
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 70px
|
| rowspan="3" | 17 December 1717
| rowspan="3" | 11 November 1733
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|'''[Gabriel Cano y Aponte](/source/Gabriel_Cano)'''
|[Luis I](/source/Luis_I_of_Spain)
|-
|
| rowspan="6" |
|-
|
| '''[Francisco de Sánchez de la Barreda](/source/Francisco_de_S%C3%A1nchez_de_la_Barreda)'''
| 11 November 1733
| May 1734
|
|-
|
| '''[Manuel Silvestre de Salamanca Cano](/source/Manuel_Silvestre_de_Salamanca_Cano)'''
| May 1734
| November 1737
|
|-
|70px
| '''[José Antonio Manso de Velasco<br>Count of Superunda](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Antonio_Manso_de_Velasco%2C_Count_of_Superunda)'''
| November 1737
| June 1744
|
|-
|
| '''[Francisco José de Ovando<br>1st Marquis of Brindisi](/source/Francisco_Jos%C3%A9_de_Ovando%2C_1st_Marquis_of_Ovando)'''
| June 1745
| 25 March 1746
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |70px
|'''[Domingo Ortíz de Rosas<br>1st Marquis of Poblaciones](/source/Domingo_Ort%C3%ADz_de_Rosas%2C_1st_Marquis_of_Poblaciones)'''
| rowspan="2" |25 March 1746
| rowspan="2" |28 December 1755
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [Ferdinand VI](/source/Ferdinand_VI_of_Spain)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 70px
| '''[Manuel de Amat y Junyent](/source/Manuel_de_Amat_y_Junyent)'''
| rowspan="2" | 28 December 1755
| rowspan="2" | 9 September 1761
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|
| rowspan="5" |[Charles III](/source/Charles_III_of_Spain)
|-
|
| '''[Félix de Berroeta](/source/F%C3%A9lix_de_Berroeta)'''
| September 1761
| October 1762
|
|-
|
| '''[Antonio de Guill y Gonzaga](/source/Antonio_de_Guill_y_Gonzaga)'''
| October 1762
| August 1768
|
|-
|
| '''[Juan de Balmaseda](/source/Juan_de_Balmaseda_y_Censano_Beltr%C3%A1n)'''
| August 1768
| March 1770
|
|-
|
| '''[Francisco Javier de Morales](/source/Francisco_Javier_de_Morales_y_Castej%C3%B3n_de_Arrollo)'''
| March 1770
| March 1772
|
|-
|}

== Governors and captains general of Chile ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Picture
! Name
! Entered office
! Exited office
! Notes
! Appointed by
|-
|70px
| '''[Agustín de Jáuregui y Aldecoa](/source/Agust%C3%ADn_de_J%C3%A1uregui_y_Aldecoa)'''
| March 1772
| July 1780
|
| rowspan=4 align=center | [Charles III](/source/Charles_III_of_Spain)
|-
|70px
| '''[Tomás Álvarez de Acevedo Ordaz](/source/Tom%C3%A1s_%C3%81lvarez_de_Acevedo_Ordaz)'''
| July 1780
| 12 December 1780
|Interim
|-
|70px
| '''[Ambrosio de Benavides](/source/Ambrosio_de_Benavides)'''
| 12 December 1780
| 27 April 1787
|
|-
|70px
| '''[Tomás Álvarez de Acevedo Ordaz](/source/Tom%C3%A1s_%C3%81lvarez_de_Acevedo_Ordaz)'''
| 27 April 1787
| 16 May 1788
|Interim
|-
|}

=== Appointed by [Charles IV](/source/Charles_IV_of_Spain) ===
*[Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno](/source/Ambrosio_O'Higgins%2C_Marquis_of_Osorno): (May 1788 – May 1796)
*[José de Rezabal y Ugarte](/source/Jos%C3%A9_de_Rezabal_y_Ugarte) (Interim): (May 1796 – September 1796)
*[Gabriel de Avilés, 2nd Marquis of Avilés](/source/Gabriel_de_Avil%C3%A9s%2C_2nd_Marquis_of_Avil%C3%A9s): (18 September 1796 – 21 January 1799) 
*[Joaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas](/source/Joaqu%C3%ADn_del_Pino): (January 1799 – April 1801)
*[José de Santiago Concha Jiménez Lobatón](/source/Jos%C3%A9_de_Santiago_Concha_Jim%C3%A9nez_Lobat%C3%B3n) (Interim): (April 1801 – December 1801)
*[Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina Vidanges](/source/Francisco_Tadeo_Diez_de_Medina_Vidanges) (Interim): (December 1801 – January 1802)
*[Luis Muñoz de Guzmán](/source/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_de_Guzm%C3%A1n): (January 1802 – February 1808)

=== Appointed by [Ferdinand VII](/source/Ferdinand_VII_of_Spain) ===
*[Juan Rodríguez Ballesteros](/source/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Ballesteros) (Interim): (February 1808 – April 1808)
*[Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz](/source/Francisco_Antonio_Garc%C3%ADa_Carrasco): (April 1808 – July 1810)
(Dissolved 1810-1814 [Patria Vieja](/source/Patria_Vieja))

:Period of the '''Reconquista Española''': Governors and Captains General:
* [Gabino Gaínza Fernández de Medrano](/source/Gabino_Gainza): 19 July 1814 – 26 December 1814
*[Mariano Osorio](/source/Mariano_Osorio) (Interim): (2 October 1814 – 26 December 1815)
*[Francisco Marcó del Pont Ángel Díaz y Méndez](/source/Francisco_Marc%C3%B3_del_Pont): (26 December 1815 – 12 February 1817)

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Sources ==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last=Barros Arana |first=Diego |author-link=Diego Barros Arana |title=Historia Jeneral de Chile |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lSsOAAAAQAAJ |volume=I-XVI |year=1884–1902 |publisher=Rafael Jover |location=Santiago, Chile |language=es }}
*{{cite book |last=Carvallo y Goyeneche |first=Vicente |author-link=Vicente Carvallo y Goyeneche |editor=José Toribio Medina |editor2=Diego Barros Arana |editor3=Francisco Solano Asta Buruaga y Cienfuegos |editor4=Miguel Luis Amunátegui |editor5=Luis Montt |title=Descripcion Histórico-Geográfica del Reino de Chile |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vCeESt7A93EC |series=Coleccíon de historiadores de Chile y documentos relativos a la historia nacional Vol. 9 |volume=II |year=1875 |publisher=Imprenta del Ferrocarril |location=Santiago, Chile |language=es }}
*{{cite book |last=Medina |first=José Toribio |author-link=José Toribio Medina |title=Diccionario Biográfico Colonial de Chile |url=http://www.memoriachilena.cl/archivos2/pdfs/MC0008968.pdf |year=1906 |publisher=Imprenta Elziviriana |location=Santiago, Chile |language=es |pages=331–332 }}
{{refend}}

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