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

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

Introduction

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

ViceroyDates of AdministrationPortrait
Antonio Ignacio de la Pedrosa y Guerrero*13 June 1718 – 25 November 1719
Jorge de Villalonga**25 November 1719 – 11 May 1724Jorge de Villalonga
Sebastián de Eslava24 April 1740 – 6 November 1749Sebastián de Eslava
José Alfonso Pizarro6 November 1749 – 24 November 1753José Alonso Pizarro
José Solís Folch de Cardona24 November 1753 – 25 February 1761José Solís y Folch de Cardona
Pedro Messía de la Cerda1761–1772Pedro Messía de la Cerda
Manuel de Guirior1772–1776Manuel de Guirior
Manuel Antonio Flórez1776 – 26 November 1781Manuel Antonio Flórez y Angulo
Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta1 April 1782 – 11 June 1782Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta
Antonio Caballero y Góngora1782–1788Antonio Caballero y Góngora
Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos1788–1789Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos
José Manuel de Ezpeleta1789–1797José Manuel de Ezpeleta
Pedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz2 January 1797 – 16 September 1803
Antonio José Amar y Borbón16 September 1803 – 20 July 1810Antonio José Amar y Borbón
Francisco Javier Venegas***20 July 1810 -

21 March 1812

 Francisco Javier Venegas
Benito Pérez Brito21 March 1812 – November 1812Benito Pérez Brito
Francisco Montalvo y Ambulodi16 April 1816 – 9 March 1818Francisco José de Montalvo
Juan José de Sámano y Uribarri9 March 1818 – August 1819Juan Samano
Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón1819–1821Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón

*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.

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