Royal Governor of Chile


The royal governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district called the Captaincy General of Chile, and as a result the royal governor also held the title of a captain general. There were 66 such governors or captains during the Spanish conquest and the later periods of Spanish-centered colonialism. Since the first Spanish–Mapuche parliaments in the 17th century it became an almost mandatory tradition for each governor to arrange a parliament with the Mapuches.

List of governors

Governors and captains general of Chile

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  • Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno:
  • José de Rezabal y Ugarte :
  • Gabriel de Avilés, 2nd Marquis of Avilés:
  • Joaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas:
  • José de Santiago Concha Jiménez Lobatón :
  • Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina Vidanges :
  • Luis Muñoz de Guzmán:

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  • Juan Rodríguez Ballesteros :
  • Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz:
  • Gabino Gaínza Fernández de Medrano: 19 July 1814 – 26 December 1814
  • Mariano Osorio :
  • Francisco Marcó del Pont Ángel Díaz y Méndez: