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List of Colonial Governors of Florida
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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.
Contents |
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| René Goulaine de Laudonnière | Apr 1564 - 20 Sep 1565 | Founder of Fort Caroline |
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Menéndez de Avilés | 8 Sep 1565 - 17 Sep 1574 | Founder of St. Augustine, Florida |
| Hernando de Miranda | 1575 - 1577 | |
| Pedro Menéndez de Márquez | 1577 - 1589 (acting to 1578) | Beginning of Timucua conversion to Christianity |
| Gutierre de Miranda | 1589 - 1592 | |
| Rodrigo de Junco | 1592 | |
| Domingo Martínez de Avendaño | 1594 - 1596 | |
| Gonzalo Méndez de Canço | 1596 - 1603 | |
| Pedro de Ibarra | 1603 - 1609 | |
| Juan Fernández de Olivera | 1609 - 1613 | |
| Juan Treviño de Guillamas | 1613 - 1618 | |
| Juan de Salinas | 1618 - 1624 | |
| Luis de Rojas y Borja | 1624 - 1630 | |
| Andrés Rodríguez de Villegas | 1630 - 1633 | |
| Luis de Horruytiner | 1633 - 1639 | Apalachee missions established. |
| Damián de Vega Castro y Pardo | 1639 - 1645 | |
| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla | 1645 - 1646 | |
| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit | 1646 - 1647 | acting |
| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla | 1647 - 1650 | |
| Nicolás Ponce de León | 1650 - 1654 | |
| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit | 1654 - 1655 | |
| Diego de Rebolledo | 1655 - 1659 | |
| Alonso de Aranguiz y Cortés | 1659 - 1664 | |
| Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega | 1664 - 1670 | |
| Manuel de Çendoya | 1670 - 1675 | |
| Pablo de Hita y Salazar | 1675 - 1680 | |
| Juan Márquez Cabrera | 1680 - 1687 | |
| Diego de Quiroga y Losado | 1687 - 1693 | |
| Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos | 1693 - 1699 | |
| José de Zúñiga y la Cerda | 1699 - 1706 | |
| Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez | 1706 - 1716 | |
| Pedro de Olivera y Fullana | 1716 | |
| Juan de Ayala Escobar | 1716 - 1718 | acting |
| Antonio de Benavides | 1718 - 1734 | |
| Francisco del Moral y Sánchez | 1734 - 1737 | |
| Manuel de Montiano | 1737 - 1749 | |
| Melchor de Navarrete | 1749 - 1752 | |
| Fulgencio García de Solís | 1752 - 1755 | acting |
| Alonso Fernández de Heredia | 1755 - 1758 | |
| Lucas Fernando de Palacio y Valenzuela | 1758 - 1761 | |
| Alonso de Cárdenas | 1761 - 1762 | |
| Melchor Feliú | 1762 - 1763 | Oversaw removal of entire population to Cuba. |
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| James Grant | 1763 - 1771 | Capital at St. Augustine, Florida |
| John Moultrie | 1771 - 1774 | |
| Patrick Tonyn | 1774 - 1784 | Last British Governor of Florida |
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| George Johnstone | 1763 - 1767 | Capital at Pensacola, Florida |
| Montfort Browne | 1767 - 1769 | |
| John Eliot | 1769 - 1769 | |
| Elias Durnford | 1769 - 1770 | |
| Peter Chester | 1770 - 9 May 1781 |
| 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 | |
| Bartolome Morales | March 1796 - June 1796 | acting governor |
| Enrique White | June 1796 - March 1811 | |
| Juan José de Estrada | March 1811 - June 1812 | |
| Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón | June 1812 - June 1815 | Patriot War with Georgia |
| Juan José de Estrada | June 1815 - January 1816 | |
| José Mariá Coppinger | January 1816 - 10 July 1821 |
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel Arturo O’Neill y Tyrone | 9 May 1781 - 1794 | Capital at Pensacola, Florida |
| Enrique White | 1794 - 1796 | |
| Francisco de Paula Gelabert | 1796 | |
| Colonel Vincente Folch y Juan | 1796 - 1811 | |
| Francisco San Maxent | 1811 - 1812 | |
| Mauricio de Zúñiga | 1812 - 1813 | |
| Mateo González Manrique | 1813 - 1815 | |
| José de Soto | 1815 - 1816 | |
| Mauricio de Zúñiga | 1816 | |
| Francisco San Maxent | 1816 | |
| José Fascot | 1816 - 26 May 1818 | |
| 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 |
- List of Governors of Florida, for a list of United States territorial and state governors
of Florida since 1821.