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The following is a list of governors of the Province of New Mexico
Santa Fe de Nuevo México

Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico was a province of New Spain that existed from the late 16th century up through the early 19th century. It was centered on the upper valley of the Rio Grande, in an area that included most of the present-day U.S....
 under the Viceroyalty of New Spain
New Spain

The Viceroyalty of New Spain , was the political unit of Spain territories in North America and Asia-Pacific. The territory included the present-day Southwestern United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines....
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The following is a list of governors of the Province of New Mexico
Santa Fe de Nuevo México

Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico was a province of New Spain that existed from the late 16th century up through the early 19th century. It was centered on the upper valley of the Rio Grande, in an area that included most of the present-day U.S....
 under the Viceroyalty of New Spain
New Spain

The Viceroyalty of New Spain , was the political unit of Spain territories in North America and Asia-Pacific. The territory included the present-day Southwestern United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines....
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  • Juan de Oñate
    Juan de Oñate

    Don Juan de O?ate Salazar was an explorer, colonial Spanish governors of New Mexico of the New Spain province of New Mexico, and founder of various settlements in the present day American Southwest of the United States....
     (1598 – 1608)
  • Cristóbal de Oñate (hijo) (1608 – 1609)
  • Pedro de Peralta (1610 – 1614)
  • Bernadino de Ceballos (1614 – 1618)
  • Juan de Eulate (1618 – 1625)
  • Felipe de Sotelo Osorio (1625 – 1629)
  • Francisco Manuel de Silva Nieto (1629 – 1632)
  • Francisco de la Mora Ceballos (1632 – 1635)
  • Luis de Rosas (assassinated 1641)
  • Juan Flores de Sierra y Valdés (also died 1641)
  • Francisco Gomes (acting, 1641 – 1642)
  • Luis de Guzmán y Figueroa (1647 – 1649)
  • Alonso de Pacheco de Herédia (1643)
  • Fernando de Argüello (1644 – 1647)
  • Luis de Guzmán y Figueroa (1647 – 1649)
  • Hernando de Ugarte de la Concha (1649 – 1652)
  • Juan de Samaniego y Xaca (1652 – 1656)
  • Juan Manso de Contreras (1656 – 1659)
  • Bernardo López de Mendizábal (1659 – 1660)
  • Diego Dionisio de Peñalosa Brieceño y Berdugo (1661 – 1664)
  • Tomé Dominguez de Mendoza (acting, 1664)
  • Juan Durán de Miranda (1664 – 1665)
  • Fernando de Villanueva (1665 – 1668)
  • Juan de Medrano y Mesía (1668 – 1671)
  • Juan Durán de Miranda (1671 – 1675)
  • Juan Francisco Treviño (1675 – 1679)
  • Antonio de Otermin
    Antonio de Otermín

    Antonio de Otermin was the Spanish governors of New Mexico of the northern New Spain province of Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico, today the U.S. states of New Mexico and Arizona, from 1678 to 1682....
     (1679 – 1680, titular governor until 1682)
From 1680 until 1692, the Pueblo people
Pueblo people

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 revolted
Pueblo Revolt

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 or Pop?'s Rebellion was an uprising of many pueblos of the Pueblo people against Spanish colonization of the Americas in the New Spain province of New Mexico....
 against Spanish domination and lived under their own rulers: Popé
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 (1680 – 1685), and Luis Tupatu (1685 – 1692). The titular governors were Domingo Gironza Petriz Cruzate (1682 – 1686), Pedro Reneros de Posada (1686 – 1688), and Domingo Gironza Petriz Cruzate (1688).
  • Diego de Vargas
    Diego de Vargas

    Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luj?n Ponce de Le?n y Contreras , commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish governors of New Mexico of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico, today the U.S....
     (titular 1688 – 1692, effective 1692 – 1696)
  • Pedro Rodríguez Cubero (1696 – 1703)
  • Diego de Vargas (1703 – 1704)
  • Juan Páez Hurtado (1704 – 1705)
  • Francisco Cuervo y Valdés (provisional, June 1705 – August 1707)
  • Jose Chacón Medina Salazar y Villaseñor (1707 – 1712)
  • Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon (1712 – 1715)
  • Felix Martínez
    Felix Martínez

    F?lix Mart?nez Mata is a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays.External links...
     (acting, 1715 – 1716)
  • Antonio Valverde y Cosío (acting, 1716)
  • Juan Páez Hurtado (acting, 1716 – 1717)
  • Antonio Valverde y Cosío (interim, 1718 – 1721)
  • Juan Estrada de Austria (1721 – 1723)
  • Juan Domingo de Bustamente (1723 – 1731)
  • Gervasio Cruzat y Gongora (1731 – 1736)
  • Enrique de Olivade y Michelena (1736 – 1738)
  • Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza (1739 – 1743)
  • Joaquín Codallos (1743 – 1749)
  • Tomás Vélez Cachupín (1749 – 1754)
  • Francisco Antonio Marín del Valle (1754 – 1760)
  • Domingo de Mendoza (acting, 1760)
  • Manuel Portilla Urrisola (1760 – 1762)
  • Tomás Vélez Cachupín (1762 – 1767)
  • Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta (1767 – 1777)
  • Francisco Trevre (acting, 1777)
  • Juan Bautista de Anza
    Juan Bautista de Anza

    Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was a New Spain explorer and Spanish governors of New Mexico for the Spanish Empire....
     (1778 – 1788)
  • Fernando de la Concha (1789 – 1794)
  • Fernando Chacón (1794 – 1804)
  • Joaquín del Real Alencaster (1804 – 1807)
  • Alberto Maynez (1807 – 1808)
  • José Manrique (1808 – 1814)
  • Alberto Maynez (1814 – 1816)
  • Pedro María de Allande (1816 – 1818)
  • Facundo Melgares (1818 – 1822)


Mexican Governors of New Mexico

  • Francisco Xavier Chávez (1822 – 1823)
  • José Antonio Vizcarra (1823 – 1824)
  • Bartolomé Baca (1824 – 1825)
  • Antonio de Narbona (1825)
  • José Antonio Vizcarra (1825 – 1827)
  • Manuel Armijo
    Manuel Armijo

    Manuel Armijo was a New Mexico soldier and statesman who served three times as Spanish governors of New Mexico of Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico. He was instrumental in putting down the Revolt of 1837 , he led the force that captured the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, and he surrendered to the United States in the Mexican-American War....
     (1827 – 1829)
  • José Antonio Chávez (1828 – 1831)
  • Santiago Abreu (1831 – 1833)
  • Francisco Sarracino (1833 – 1835)
  • Albino Pérez
    Albino Pérez

    Albino P?rez was a Mexico soldier and politician.P?rez was appointed Spanish governors of New Mexico of Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico in 1835. He was assassinated near the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1837 during the Revolt of 1837 after he tried to impose taxes ordered by President of Mexico Antonio L?pez de Santa Anna....
     (1835 – 1837)
  • Manuel Armijo
    Manuel Armijo

    Manuel Armijo was a New Mexico soldier and statesman who served three times as Spanish governors of New Mexico of Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico. He was instrumental in putting down the Revolt of 1837 , he led the force that captured the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, and he surrendered to the United States in the Mexican-American War....
     (1838 – April 1844)
  • Mariano Martínez de Lejarza (April 1844 – March 1845)
  • Manuel Armijo
    Manuel Armijo

    Manuel Armijo was a New Mexico soldier and statesman who served three times as Spanish governors of New Mexico of Santa Fe de Nuevo M?xico. He was instrumental in putting down the Revolt of 1837 , he led the force that captured the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, and he surrendered to the United States in the Mexican-American War....
     (March 1845 – August 1846)
  • Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid (August 1846)


See also

  • Governors of New Mexico Territory
  • List of Governors of New Mexico
    List of Governors of New Mexico

    The following is a list of the Governors of the State of New Mexico and New Mexico Territory.Twenty-six individuals have held the office of governor of New Mexico since the state's admission to the United States in 1912, two of whom—Edwin L....
  • List of pre-statehood governors of California
    List of pre-statehood governors of California

    This is a list of governors of California prior to it becoming a U.S. state in 1850. From 1769 to 1822, the area was a Spain province in the Viceroyalty of New Spain....
  • List of governors in the Viceroyalty of New Spain