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This is a list of colonial governors of Florida prior to it becoming a United States territory in 1821. For governors of the United States territory and state, see List of Governors of Florida.
[edit] French Period, 1564-1565
[edit] First Spanish Period, 1565-1763
| Name
| Term
| Notes
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| Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
| 8 Sep 1565 - 17 Sep 1574
| Founder of St. Augustine, Florida
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| Hernando de Miranda
| 1575 - 1577
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| Pedro Menéndez de Márquez
| 1577 - 1589 (acting to 1578)
| Beginning of Timucua conversion to Christianity
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| Gutierre de Miranda
| 1589 - 1592
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| Rodrigo del Junco
| 1592
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| Domingo Martínez de Avendaño
| 1594 - 1596
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| Gonzalo Méndez de Canço
| 1596 - 1603
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| Pedro de Ibarra
| 1603 - 1609
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| Juan Fernández de Olivera
| 1609 - 1613
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| Juan Treviño de Guillamas
| 1613 - 1618
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| Juan de Salinas
| 1618 - 1624
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| Luis de Rojas y Borja
| 1624 - 1630
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| Andrés Rodríguez de Villegas
| 1630 - 1633
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| Luis de Horruytiner
| 1633 - 1639
| Apalachee missions established.
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| Damián de Vega Castro y Pardo
| 1639 - 1645
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| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla
| 1645 - 1646
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| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit
| 1646 - 1647
| acting
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| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla
| 1647 - 1650
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| Nicolás Ponce de León
| 1650 - 1654
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| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit
| 1654 - 1655
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| Diego de Rebolledo
| 1655 - 1659
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| Alonso de Aranguiz y Cortés
| 1659 - 1664
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| Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega
| 1664 - 1670
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| Manuel de Çendoya
| 1670 - 1675
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| Pablo de Hita y Salazar
| 1675 - 1680
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| Juan Márquez Cabrera
| 1680 - 1687
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| Diego de Quiroga y Losado
| 1687 - 1693
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| Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos
| 1693 - 1699
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| José de Zúñiga y la Cerda
| 1699 - 1706
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| Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez
| 1706 - 1716
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| Pedro de Olivera y Fullana
| 1716
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| Juan de Ayala Escobar
| 1716 - 1718
| acting
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| Antonio de Benavides
| 1718 - 1734
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| Francisco del Moral y Sánchez
| 1734 - 1737
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| Manuel de Montiano
| 1737 - 1749
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| Melchor de Navarrete
| 1749 - 1752
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| Fulgencio García de Solís
| 1752 - 1755
| acting
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| Alonso Fernández de Heredia
| 1755 - 1758
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| Lucas Fernando de Palacio y Valenzuela
| 1758 - 1761
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| Alonso de Cárdenas
| 1761 - 1762
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| Melchor Feliú
| 1762 - 1763
| Oversaw removal of entire population to Cuba.
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[edit] British Period, 1763-1784
[edit] East Florida
[edit] West Florida
| Name
| Term
| Notes
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| George Johnstone
| 1763 - 1767
| Capital at Pensacola, Florida
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| Montfort Browne
| 1767 - 1769
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| John Eliot
| 1769 - 1769
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| Elias Durnford
| 1769 - 1770
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| Peter Chester
| 1770 - 9 May 1781
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[edit] Second Spanish Period, 1784-1821
[edit] East Florida
| Name
| Term
| Notes
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| Vicente Manuel de Céspedes y Velasco
| 12 July 1784 - July 1790
| Capital at St. Augustine, Florida
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| Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo
| July 1790 - March 1796
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| Bartolomé Morales
| March 1796 - June 1796
| acting governor
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| Enrique White
| June 1796 - March 1811
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| Juan José de Estrada
| March 1811 - June 1812
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| Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón
| June 1812 - June 1815
| Patriot War with Georgia
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| Juan José de Estrada
| June 1815 - January 1816
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| José María Coppinger
| January 1816 - 10 July 1821
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[edit] West Florida
| Name
| Term
| Notes
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| Colonel Arturo O’Neill y Tyrone
| 9 May 1781 - 1794
| Capital at Pensacola, Florida
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| Enrique White
| 1794 - 1796
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| Francisco de Paula Gelabert
| 1796
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| Colonel Vincente Folch y Juan
| 1796 - 1811
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| Francisco San Maxent
| 1811 - 1812
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| Mauricio de Zúñiga
| 1812 - 1813
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| Mateo González Manrique
| 1813 - 1815
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| José de Soto
| 1815 - 1816
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| Mauricio de Zúñiga
| 1816
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| Francisco San Maxent
| 1816
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| José Fascot
| 1816 - 26 May 1818
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| Colonel William King (American)
| 26 May 1818 - 4 February 1819
| United States occupation during First Seminole War
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| Colonel José María Callava
| Feb 1819 - 17 July 1821
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[edit] See also
