| Viceroy of New Granada | |
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 Coat of arms of Colonial-era Bogotá | |
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| Appointer | King of Spain |
| Formation | 1718 |
| First holder | Antonio Ignacio de la Pedrosa y Guerrero |
| Final holder | Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón |
| Abolished | 1821 |
Spanish viceroys of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Granada (1717–1819) located in northern South America.
The territory within the former Viceroyalty of New Granada corresponds to areas in present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. It also encompassed smaller territories located in present-day Guyana, southwestern Suriname, northwestern Brazil, northern Peru, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.
From the initial Spanish colonization of northern South America in the 1540's 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 1810 and 1822 after a series of military and political struggles, uniting in the republic of Gran Colombia (1821–1831).
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Birthplace | Term | Official title | Monarch | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
 • Viceroyalty of New Granada •  | ||||||||
| – |  | Antonio Ignacio de la Pedrosa y Guerrero * (c. 1660–c. 1723) | unknown Seville | 13 June 1718 | 25 November 1719 | Philip V (1714–1724) | José de Grimaldo (1714–1724) | |
| 1 |  | Jorge de Villalonga (1664–1740) | Palma Majorca | 25 November 1719 | 11 May 1724 | Philip V (1714–1724) Louis I (1724) | José de Grimaldo (1714–1724) | |
| Juan Bautista de Orendáin (1724) | ||||||||
| The Viceroyalty of New Granada was reincorporated into the Viceroyalty of Peru from 1724 to 1740 | ||||||||
| 2 |  | Sebastián de Eslava (1685–1759) | Enériz Navarre | 20 April 1740 | 6 November 1749 | Philip V (1724–1746) Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) | Sebastián de la Cuadra (1736–1746) | |
| José de Carvajal (1746–1754) | ||||||||
| 3 |  | José Alfonso Pizarro (1689–1762) | Sahagún León | 6 November 1749 | 24 November 1753 | Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) | José de Carvajal (1746–1754) | |
| 4 |  | José Solís Folch de Cardona (1716–1770) | Madrid Castile | 24 November 1753 | 25 February 1761 | Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) Charles III (1759–1788) | José de Carvajal (1746–1754) | |
| Fernando de Silva (1754) | ||||||||
| Ricardo Wall (1754–1763) | ||||||||
| 5 |  | Pedro Mesía de la Cerda (1700–1783) | Córdoba Córdoba | 25 February 1761 | 31 October 1772 | Charles III (1759–1788) | Ricardo Wall (1754–1763) | |
| Jerónimo Grimaldi (1763–1777) | ||||||||
| 6 |  | Manuel de Guirior (1708–1788) | Aoiz Navarre | 31 October 1772 | 17 July 1776 | Charles III (1759–1788) | Jerónimo Grimaldi (1763–1777) | |
| 7 |  | Manuel Antonio Flórez Maldonado (1723–1799) | Seville Seville | 17 July 1776 | 26 November 1781 | Charles III (1759–1788) | Jerónimo Grimaldi (1763–1777) | |
| José Moñino (1777–1792) | ||||||||
| The office of viceroy remained vacant from 26 November, 1781 to 2 April, 1782. The Real Audiencia of Santa Fe de Bogotá ruled during this period | ||||||||
| 8 |  | Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta (unknown–1782) | unknown Biscay | 2 April 1782 | 11 June 1782 | Charles III (1759–1788) | José Moñino (1777–1792) | |
| The office of viceroy remained vacant from 2 April, 1782 to 11 June, 1782. The Real Audiencia of Santa Fe de Bogotá ruled during this period | ||||||||
| 9 |  | Antonio Caballero y Góngora (1723–1796) | Priego de Córdoba Córdoba | 11 July 1782 | June 1789 | Charles III (1759–1788) Charles IV (1788–1808) | José Moñino (1777–1792) | |
| 10 |  | Francisco Gil de Taboada (1733–1810) | Sotolongo Galicia | June 1789 | 4 March 1790 | Charles IV (1788–1808) | José Moñino (1777–1792) | |
| 11 |  | José Manuel de Ezpeleta (1742–1823) | Pamplona Navarre | 4 March 1790 | 1 January 1797 | Charles IV (1788–1808) | José Moñino (1777–1792) | |
| Pedro Pablo Abarca (1792) | ||||||||
| Manuel Godoy (1792–1798) | ||||||||
| 12 |  | Pedro Mendinueta (1736–1825) | Elizondo Navarre | 1 January 1797 | 16 September 1803 | Charles IV (1788–1808) | Manuel Godoy (1792–1798) | |
| Francisco Saavedra (1798–1799) | ||||||||
| Mariano de Urquijo (1799) | ||||||||
| Pedro Cevallos (1799–1808) | ||||||||
| 13 |  | Antonio José Amar y Borbón (1742–1826) | Zaragoza Aragon | 16 September 1803 | 20 July 1810 | Charles IV (1788–1808) Ferdinand VII (1808) | Pedro Cevallos (1799–1808) | |
| Gonzalo O'Farrill (1808) | ||||||||
| Pedro Cevallos (1808) | ||||||||
| On 20 July, 1810, the Supreme Governing Junta of New Granada is created by a declaration of the City Council of Santa Fe, marking the start of the Colombian War of Independence. For further rulers see List of presidents of Colombia. | ||||||||
| – |  | Francisco Xavier Venegas ** (1754–1838) | Zafra Extremadura | 20 July 1810 | 14 September 1810 | Ferdinand VII (Hostage: 1808–1813) | Vacant | |
| The office of viceroy remained vacant from 14 September, 1810 to 21 March, 1812, due to most of the territory being ruled by the patriot presidents of Cundinamarca and the United Provinces of New Granada | ||||||||
| 14 |  | Benito Pérez Brito (1747–1813) | Barcelona Catalonia | 21 March 1812 | November 1812 | Ferdinand VII (Hostage: 1808–1813) | Vacant | |
| The office of viceroy remained vacant from November, 1812 to 16 April, 1816, due to most of the territory being ruled by the patriot presidents of Cundinamarca and the United Provinces of New Granada. The viceroyalty was re-established in 1816. | ||||||||
| 15 |  | Francisco José Montalvo (1754–1822) | La Habana Cuba | 16 April 1816 | 9 March 1818 | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) | Pedro Cevallos (1816) | |
| José García de León (1816–11818) | ||||||||
| 16 |  | Juan José de Sámano (1753–1821) | Selaya Castile | 9 March 1818 | 9 August 1819 | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) | José García de León (1816–1818) | |
| Carlos Martínez (1818–1819) | ||||||||
| Manuel González (1819) | ||||||||
| – |  | Juan de la Cruz Mourgeon * (1766–1822) | Seville Seville | 9 August 1819 | 8 April 1822 | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) | Manuel González (1819) | |
| Joaquín Malgrejo (1818–1820) | ||||||||
| Evaristo Pérez (1820–1821) | ||||||||
| Eusebio Bardají (1821–1822) | ||||||||
| The office of viceroy remained vacant from 8 April 1822 until the dissolution of the viceroyalty on 25 May, 1822. For further rulers see List of presidents of Colombia. | ||||||||
*Acting viceroy (without the formal title)
*Acting viceroy (without the formal title)
**He was named to the post but did not formally occupy it.