List of viceroys of New Granada

Spanish viceroys of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Granada (1717–1819) located in northern South America.

Viceroy of New Granada
Coat of arms of Colonial-era Bogotá
AppointerKing of Spain
Formation1718
First holderAntonio Ignacio de la Pedrosa y Guerrero
Final holderJuan de la Cruz Mourgeón
Abolished1821

Introduction

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The former territory within the Viceroyalty of New Granada corresponds to present day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. It also encompassed areas of present-day Guyana, southwestern Suriname, northwestern Brazil, northern Peru, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

From the initial Spanish colonization of northern South American in the 1540s to the Viceroyalty of New Granada's establishment in 1718, the territories were governed by the Viceroyalty of Peru (1542–1824). They included the included smaller colonial Audiencia Real of Bogotá and New Kingdom of Granada. In 1777 the provinces of Venezuela were assigned to the new colonial Captaincy General of Venezuela (1777–1821), governed by Captains General.

The territories of the viceroyalty gained independence from Spain between 1819 and 1822 after a series of military and political struggles, uniting in the republic of Gran Colombia (1821–1831).

Viceroys

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Viceroy Dates of Administration Portrait
Antonio Ignacio de la Pedrosa y Guerrero* 13 June 1718 – 25 November 1719  
Jorge de Villalonga** 25 November 1719 – 11 May 1724  
Sebastián de Eslava 24 April 1740 – 6 November 1749  
José Alfonso Pizarro 6 November 1749 – 24 November 1753  
José Solís Folch de Cardona 24 November 1753 – 25 February 1761  
Pedro Messía de la Cerda 1761–1772  
Manuel de Guirior 1772–1776  
Manuel Antonio Flórez 1776 – 26 November 1781  
Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta 1 April 1782 – 11 June 1782  
Antonio Caballero y Góngora 1782–1788  
Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos 1788–1789  
José Manuel de Ezpeleta 1789–1797  
Pedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz 2 January 1797 – 16 September 1803  
Antonio José Amar y Borbón 16 September 1803 – 20 July 1810  
Francisco Javier Venegas*** 20 July 1810 -

21 March 1812

 
Benito Pérez Brito 21 March 1812 – November 1812  
Francisco Montalvo y Ambulodi 16 April 1816 – 9 March 1818  
Juan José de Sámano y Uribarri 9 March 1818 – August 1819  
Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón 1819–1821  

*Acting viceroy (without the formal title).

**In 1723, the Viceroyalty was dissolved. Its government returned to the Presidency of the New Kingdom of Granada, part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, until the reestablishment of the separate viceroyalty in 1739.

***He was named to the post but did not formally occupy it.

See also

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