List of governors of Oran

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This is a list of the Spanish and Algerine governors or Beys of Oran.

TenureIncumbentNotes
Spanish Suzerainty, administered as Spanish Oran
1509–1509 Pedro Navarro, conde de Oliveto , Governor Took the city from the Zayyanids.
1509–1510 Rui Días Álvares de Rojas , Governor 
1510–1512 Diego Fernández de Córdoba , Governor1st Term
1512–1516 Martín de Argote , Governor 
1516–1518 Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Arellano, marqués de Comares , Governor2nd Term, died in office
1518–1520 Luis Fernández de Córdoba, marqués de Comares , Governor1st Term, son of his predecessor
1520–1523 Luis de Cárdenas , Governor 
1523–1531 Luis Fernández de Córdoba, marqués de Comares , Governor2nd Term
1531–1534 Pedro de Godoy , Governor 
1534–1558 Martín Alonso Fernández de Córdoba Montemayor y Velasco, conde de Alcaudete , Governor 
1558–1564 Alonso de Córdoba y Fernández de Velasco, conde de Alcaudete , Governor 
1564–1565 Andrés Ponce de León , Governor 
1565–1567 Hernán Tello de Guzmán , Governor 
1567–1571 Pedro Luis Galcerán de Borja y de Castro-Pinós , marqués de Navarrés, Governor 
1571–1573 Felipe Galcerán de Borja , Governor 
1573–1574 Diego Fernández de Córdoba, conde de Comares , Governor 1st Term
1574–1575 Luis de Bocanegra , Governor 
1575–1585 Martín de Córdoba y Velasco, marqués de Cortes , Governor 
1585–1589 Pedro de Padilla , Governor 
1589–1594 Diego Fernández de Córdoba, conde de Comares , Governor 2nd Term
1594–1596 Gabriel Niño de Zúñiga , Governor 
1596–1604 Francisco de Córdoba y Velasco, conde de Alcaudete , Governor 
1604–1607 Juan Ramírez de Guzmán, conde de Teba , Governor 
1607–1608 Diego de Toledo y Guzmán , Governor 
1608–1616 Felipe Ramírez de Arellano, conde de Aguilar de Inestrillas , Governor 
1616–1625 Jorge de Cárdenas Manrique, duque de Maqueda , Governor 
1625–1628 Antonio Sancho Davila y Toledo, marqués de Velada , Governor 
1628–1632 Francisco González de Andía y Irarrazábal y Zárate, visconde de Santa Clara de Avedillo , Governor 
1632–1639 Antonio de Zúñiga y de la Cueva, marqués de Flores Dávila , Governor 1st Term
1639–1643 Álvaro de Bazán Manrique de Lara y Benavides, marqués del Viso , Governor 
1643–1647 Rodrigo Pimentel Ponce de León, marqués de Viana , Governor 
1647–1652 Antonio de Zúñiga y de la Cueva, marqués de Flores Dávila , Governor 2nd Term
1652–1660 Antonio Gómez Dávila Toledo y Osorio, marqués de San Román , Governor 
1660–1666 Gaspar Felipe de Guzmán, duque de San Lucar , Governor 
1666–1672 Fernando Joaquín Fajardo de Requeséns y Zúñiga, marqués de los Vélez , Governor 
1672–1675 Diego de Portugal , Governor 
1675–1678 Iñigo de Toledo y Osorio , Governor 
1678–1681 Pedro Andrés Ramírez de Guzmán y Acuña, marqués de Algava , Governor 
1681–1682 Gaspar Portocarrero, conde de la Monclova , Governor 
1682–1683 Pedro Félix José de Silva y Meneses, conde de Cifuentes , Governor 
1683–1685 Juan de Villalpando, marqués de Osera , Governor 
1685–1687 Antonio Paniagua de Loaysa y Zúñiga, marqués de Santa Cruz de Paniangua , Governor 
1687–1687 Diego de Bracamonte, conde de Bracamonte , Governor 
1687–1691 Félix Nieto da Silva, conde de Guaro , Governor 
1691–1692 Jean-Louis d'Orléans, comte de Charny , Governor 
1692–1697 Andrés Copola, duque de Cansano , Governor 
1697–1701 Gonzalo Arias Dávila Pacheco oloma y Borja, marqués de Casasola , Governor 
1701–1704 Juan Francisco Manrique de Araña , Governor 
1704–1707 Carlo Carafa , Governor 
1707–1708 Melchor de Avellaneda Sandoval y Romero, Marquis of Valdecañas , Governor 
Algerine Suzerainty
1708Annexed by the Beylik of Mascara, part of the Regency of Algiers
1708–1732 Mustapha Bouchelaghem , Bey Took the city from Spain
Spanish Suzerainty, administered as Spanish Oran
1732–1732 Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil, marqués de Santa Cruz de Marcenado , GovernorKilled in a raid by Arab tribes
1733–1733 Antonio Arias del Castillo, marqués de Villadarias , Governor 
1733–1738 José Vallejo , Governor 
1738–1742 José Basilio de Aramburu , Governor 
1742–1748 Alexandre de la Mothe , Governor 
1748–1752 Pedro de Algaín, marqués de al Real Corona , Governor 
1752–1758 Juan Antonio de Escoiquiz , Governor 
1758–1765 Juan Martín Zermeño , Governor1st Term
1765–1768 Cristóbal de Córdoba , Governor 
1767–1770 Victorio Alcondolo Bolognino Visconti, conde de Bolognino , Governor 
1770–1774 Eugenio Fernández de Álvarado y Perales Hurtado y Colomo , Governor 
1774–1778 Pedro Martín Zermeño , Governor2nd Term
1778–1779 Luís de Carajal , Governor 
1779–1785 Pedro Guelif , Governor 
1785–1789 Luís de la Casas y Aragon , Governor 
1789–1790 Manuel Pineda de la Torre y Solís, marqués de Campo Santo , Governor 
1790–1791 Joaquín Mayone y Ferrari, conde de Cumbre Hermosa , Governor 
1791–1792 Juan de Courten , Governor 
Algerine suzerainty
1792Re-incorporated into the Beylik of Mascara, became capital of the province
1792–1798/1799 Mohammed el-Kebir , Bey Retook the city from Spain in 1792
1798/1799–1802 Osman Bey , BeySon of Mohammed el-Kebir
1802–1805 Mustafa Bey al-Manzalah , Bey1st Term
1805?–1807 Mohammed Bey Makkalas , BeySon of Mohammed el-Kebir, executed.
1807–1807 Mustafa Bey al-Manzalah , Bey2nd Term
1807–1812 Mohammed bou Kabous , BeyBrother of Mohammed, executed
1812–1817 Ali Kora Bargli , BeyNicknamed the "Turk", executed
1827–1831 Hassan Bey , BeyLast Bey of Oran, sent into exile
1831Conquered by France and incorporated into French Algeria

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