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This is a list of colonial governors of Florida prior to it becoming a United States territory in 1821. For governors of the United States territory and state, see List of Governors of Florida.
[edit] French Period, 1564-1565
[edit] First Spanish Period, 1565-1763
| Name |
Term |
Notes |
| Pedro Menéndez de Avilés |
8 Sep 1565 - 17 Sep 1574 |
Founder of St. Augustine, Florida |
| Hernando de Miranda |
1575 - 1577 |
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| Pedro Menéndez de Márquez |
1577 - 1589 (acting to 1578) |
Beginning of Timucua conversion to Christianity |
| Gutierre de Miranda |
1589 - 1592 |
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| Rodrigo de Junco |
1592 |
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| Domingo Martínez de Avendaño |
1594 - 1596 |
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| Gonzalo Méndez de Canço |
1596 - 1603 |
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| Pedro de Ibarra |
1603 - 1609 |
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| Juan Fernández de Olivera |
1609 - 1613 |
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| Juan Treviño de Guillamas |
1613 - 1618 |
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| Juan de Salinas |
1618 - 1624 |
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| Luis de Rojas y Borja |
1624 - 1630 |
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| Andrés Rodríguez de Villegas |
1630 - 1633 |
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| Luis de Horruytiner |
1633 - 1639 |
Apalachee missions established. |
| Damián de Vega Castro y Pardo |
1639 - 1645 |
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| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla |
1645 - 1646 |
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| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit |
1646 - 1647 |
acting |
| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla |
1647 - 1650 |
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| Nicolás Ponce de León |
1650 - 1654 |
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| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit |
1654 - 1655 |
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| Diego de Rebolledo |
1655 - 1659 |
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| Alonso de Aranguiz y Cortés |
1659 - 1664 |
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| Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega |
1664 - 1670 |
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| Manuel de Çendoya |
1670 - 1675 |
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| Pablo de Hita y Salazar |
1675 - 1680 |
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| Juan Márquez Cabrera |
1680 - 1687 |
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| Diego de Quiroga y Losado |
1687 - 1693 |
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| Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos |
1693 - 1699 |
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| José de Zúñiga y la Cerda |
1699 - 1706 |
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| Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez |
1706 - 1716 |
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| Pedro de Olivera y Fullana |
1716 |
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| Juan de Ayala Escobar |
1716 - 1718 |
acting |
| Antonio de Benavides |
1718 - 1734 |
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| Francisco del Moral y Sánchez |
1734 - 1737 |
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| Manuel de Montiano |
1737 - 1749 |
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| Melchor de Navarrete |
1749 - 1752 |
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| Fulgencio García de Solís |
1752 - 1755 |
acting |
| Alonso Fernández de Heredia |
1755 - 1758 |
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| Lucas Fernando de Palacio y Valenzuela |
1758 - 1761 |
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| Alonso de Cárdenas |
1761 - 1762 |
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| Melchor Feliú |
1762 - 1763 |
Oversaw removal of entire population to Cuba. |
[edit] British Period, 1763-1784
[edit] East Florida
[edit] West Florida
| Name |
Term |
Notes |
| George Johnstone |
1763 - 1767 |
Capital at Pensacola, Florida |
| Montfort Browne |
1767 - 1769 |
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| John Eliot |
1769 - 1769 |
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| Elias Durnford |
1769 - 1770 |
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| Peter Chester |
1770 - 9 May 1781 |
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[edit] Second Spanish Period, 1784-1821
[edit] East Florida
| Name |
Term |
Notes |
| Vicente Manuel de Zespedes Céspedes y Velasco |
12 July 1784 - July 1790 |
Capital at St. Augustine, Florida |
| Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo |
July 1790 - March 1796 |
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| Bartolome Morales |
March 1796 - June 1796 |
acting governor |
| Enrique White |
June 1796 - March 1811 |
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| Juan José de Estrada |
March 1811 - June 1812 |
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| Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón |
June 1812 - June 1815 |
Patriot War with Georgia |
| Juan José de Estrada |
June 1815 - January 1816 |
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| José Mariá Coppinger |
January 1816 - 10 July 1821 |
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[edit] West Florida
| Name |
Term |
Notes |
| Colonel Arturo O’Neill y Tyrone |
9 May 1781 - 1794 |
Capital at Pensacola, Florida |
| Enrique White |
1794 - 1796 |
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| Francisco de Paula Gelabert |
1796 |
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| Colonel Vincente Folch y Juan |
1796 - 1811 |
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| Francisco San Maxent |
1811 - 1812 |
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| Mauricio de Zúñiga |
1812 - 1813 |
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| Mateo González Manrique |
1813 - 1815 |
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| José de Soto |
1815 - 1816 |
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| Mauricio de Zúñiga |
1816 |
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| Francisco San Maxent |
1816 |
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| José Fascot |
1816 - 26 May 1818 |
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| Colonel William King (American) |
26 May 1818 - 4 February 1819 |
United States occupation during First Seminole War |
| Colonel José María Callava |
Feb 1819 - 17 July 1821 |
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[edit] See also
of Florida since 1821.
