Mayor of San Salvador


The Mayor of San Salvador is the head of the municipal government of the city of San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador.

History

The position of Mayor of San Salvador was established on 1 April 1525 with Diego de Holguín, a Spanish conquistador, serving as its first mayor. He served as mayor of the old city of San Salvador, now known as Ciudad Vieja. The city was refounded in 1528 in its modern location and Diego de Alvarado assumed the mayorship of San Salvador.

List of mayors

Lieutenant Governors

No.PortraitLieutenant GovernorTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1Diego de Holguín
1 April 15251 April 1528
2'
1 April 152822 April 1529
3'
22 April 1529July 1529
4Diego de Rojas
July 15291530
5Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
15301532
6Gómez de Alvarado
15321534
7Jorge de Alvarado
15341535

Ordinary Mayors

No.PortraitOrdinary MayorTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
8Isidro Blasco
15351536
9'
15361537
10'
15371538
11'
15381539
12Antonio Bermúdez
15391540
13Luis Dubre
15401541
14'
15411544
15'
15441548
16Luis Dubois
15481549
17Juan Vázquez de Coronado
15491552
18'
15521555
19Ambrosio Méndez
15551556
20Hernando Bermejo
15561558
21Juan de Tovar
15581559
22Pedro Benavides
15591562
23'
15621564
24Juan Núñez de Prado
15641567
25Lope Pardo
15671569
26Luis Dubois
15691570
27Hernando Bermejo
15701572
28'
15721573
29Luis Ganboa
15731577
30Ignacio Cota
15771579

Greater Mayors

No.PortraitGreater MayorTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
–'

Interim Mayor		15791580
–'

Interim Mayor		15801581
31'
15811586
32'
15861588
–'

Interim Mayor		15881590
–'

Interim Mayor		15901593
–'

Interim Mayor		15931594
33'
15941596
34'
15961603
35'
16031607
36'
16071614
37'
16141620
38'
16201626
39'
16261631
40'
16311635
41'
16351641
–'

Interim Mayor		16411642
–Antonio Justiniano Chavarri

Interim Mayor		16421647
42Juan Martínez Téllez de los Ríos
16471652
43José Portal de Artavia
16521657
44Francisco Andrabeja
16571659
–Lupercio de Espés y Brizuela

Interim Mayor		16591663
45Pedro de Saravelles
16631670
46Martín de Revollar
16701673
47Juan de Miranda
16731680
–Diego de Gamarra y Balcárcel

Interim Mayor		16801684
48Pedro Calvo del Risco
16841689
49José de Arría y Hurtado
16891694
50José Calvo de Lara
16941699
51Bartolomé Gálvez Corral
16991703
–'

Interim Mayor		17031706
–Francisco Chacón Medina y Salazar

Interim Mayor		17061708
52Nicolás de Segovia Parada y Verdugo
17081710
–Francisco Rodríguez Franco

Interim Mayor		17101715
53Pedro de Oyanarte
17151716
–Estebán de Larramendi

Interim Mayor		17161718
54José Llanes Robles
17181721
–Pedro de Doralea

Interim Mayor		17211723
–Rodrigo Salgado

Interim Mayor		17231724
55Pedro de Echevers
17241729
56'
17291734
57Cristóbal Marcos de Gálvez Corral
17341737
–Manuel de Gálvez y Corral

Interim Mayor		17371740
58Esteban Sánchez Calderón
17401744
59Isidro Díaz de Vivar
17441751
60Domingo Soto Bermúdez
17511756
–Manuel Amate

Interim Mayor		17561757
61Bernabé de la Torre Trassierra
17571759
–'

Interim Mayor		17591761
–'

Interim Mayor		17611763
–José Jacinto Palomo y Rodríguez

Interim Mayor		17631765
62Cristóbal Marcos de Gálvez Corral
17651766
–'

Interim Mayor		17661771
63Bernabé de la Torre Trassierra
17711773
–Francisco Antonio de Aldana y Guevarra

Interim Mayor		17731774
–'

Interim Mayor		17741777
–'

Interim Mayor		17771779
64
17791786

Colonial Intendants

No.PortraitColonial IntendantTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
65'
17861789
66Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet
17891791
67'
17911793
68'
17931 January 1798
–'

Interim Mayor		1 January 179815 September 1799
–'

Interim Mayor		15 September 17991800
–'

Interim Mayor		18001801
–'

Interim Mayor		18011802
–'

Interim Mayor		18021803
–'

Interim Mayor		18031804
–'

Interim Mayor		18041804
–'

Interim Mayor		180428 June 1805
69Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa
28 June 18055 November 1811
–'

Interim Mayor		5 November 18113 December 1811
–José Alejandro de Aycinena

Interim Mayor		3 December 1811August 1812
70'
August 18121814
–'

Interim Mayor		18141817
–'

Interim Mayor		18171818
–'

Interim Mayor		18181818
71
18181819
–Pedro Barriere

Interim Mayor		181921 September 1821

Mayors of San Salvador Centro (2024–present)

No.PortraitMayorTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyRef
1Mario Durán
1 May 2024IncumbentNuevas Ideas