The Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 state of Nuevo León

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

 has been governed by more than a hundred individuals in its history, who have had various titles and degrees of responsibility depending on the prevailing political regime

Regime

The word regime refers to a set of conditions, most often of a political nature.-Politics:...

 of the time.

Under the current regime, executive power rests in a governor, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot

Secret ballot

The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of...

, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. The position is open only to a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years old with at least five years residency in Nuevo León.

The governor's term begins on October 4 and finishes on October 3 6 years later. Elections occur 3 years before/after presidential elections.

Nuevo Reino de León

1. Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva, 1580–1588
2. Diego de Montemayor
   Diego de Montemayor
   Diego de Montemayor was a Spanish explorer, officer, and the second governor of Nuevo Leon. He was born in Spain, probably in Málaga or Old Castile, to Juan Montemayor and Mayor Hernández....
   
   , 1588–1610
3. Diego de Montemayor (el mozo), 1610–1611
4. Martín de Zavala, 1612–1664
5. León de Alza, 1665–1667
6. Nicolás de Azcárraga, 1667–1676
7. Domingo de Prudena, 1676–1681
8. Blas de la Garza y Falcón, 1681
9. Domingo de Videgaray y Zarza, 1681
10. Antonio de Echevérez y Subiza, 1684–1687
11. Pedro Fernández de la Ventosa, 1688–1693
12. Juan Pérez de Merino, 1693–1698
13. Juan Francisco de Vergara y Mendoza 1698–1703
14. Francisco Báez Treviño, 1703–1705
15. Gregorio de Salinas Verona, 1705–1707
16. Cipriano García de Pruneda, 1707–1708
17. Luis García de Pruneda 1708–1710
18. Francisco Mier y Torre, 1710–1714
19. Francisco Báez Treviño 1714–1718
20. Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón 1718
21. Francisco de Barbadillo y Victoria, 1719–1723
22. Juan José de Arriaga y Brambila, 1723–1725
23. Pedro de Sarabia Cortés, 1725–1729
24. Bernardino de Meneses Monroy y Mendoza, 1730–1731
25. Juan Antonio Fernández de Jáuregui y Urrutia, 1731–1740
26. Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella
    Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella
    Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriela was acting governor of Texas from 1748 to 1750 and the governor of Nuevo León, Mexico .- Biography :...
    
    , 1740–1746
27. Vicente Bueno de Borbolla, 1746–1751
28. Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella
    Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella
    Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriela was acting governor of Texas from 1748 to 1750 and the governor of Nuevo León, Mexico .- Biography :...
    
    , 1752–1757
29. Juan Manuel Muñoz de Villavicencio, 1757–1762
30. Carlos de Velasco, 1762–1764
31. Ignacio Ussel y Guimbarda, 1764–1772
32. Francisco de Echegaray, 1772–1773
33. Melchor Vidal de Lorca y Villena, 1773
34. Vicente González de Santianes, 1773–1788
35. Manuel Bahamonde y Villamil, 1788–1795
36. Simón de Herrera y Leyva, 1795–1810

Mexican War of Independence

1. Manuel de Santa María, 1810–1811
2. José Santiago Villarreal, 1811
3. Blas José Gómez de Castro, 1811–1813
4. Ramón Díaz Bustamante, 1813
5. José Antonio Mujica, 1814
6. Froilán de Mier y Noguera, 1815
7. Francisco Bruno Barreda, 1816 and 1818–1821
8. Bernardo Villamil, 1817–1818

First Mexican Republic

1. Juan de Echandía 1822
2. Francisco de Mier y Noriega, 1823
3. José Antonio Rodríguez, 1824
4. José María Parás, 1825–1827 and 1848–1850.
5. Manuel Gómez Castro, 1827–1829 and 1833.
6. Joaquín García, 1829–1833 and 1837–1839.
7. Manuel María de Llano
   Manuel María de Llano
   Manuel María de Llano Lozano was a famous separatist politician and liberal who governed Nuevo León, Mexico, from 1839 to 1845....
   
   , 1833–1834 and 1839–1845.
8. Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evía, 1835–1837 and 1845–1846.
9. José María Ortega, 1841
10. Pedro de Ampudia
    Pedro de Ampudia
    Pedro de Ampudia was born in Havana, Cuba and served Mexico as a Northern army officer for most of his life. He was also governor of the state of Nuevo León in 1846 and from 1853 to 1854....
    
    , 1846 and 1853–1854
11. Pedro José García, 1850–1851

Separatist attempts

1. Agapito García Dávila, 1851–1853
2. Mariano Morret, 1854
3. Jerónimo Cardona, 1854–1855
4. Santiago Vidaurri
   Santiago Vidaurri
   José Santiago Vidarrui was a controversial and powerful governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León between 1855 and 1864. His tenure was marked by secessionist ambitions and an unparalleled commerce with the Confederate States of America...
   
   , 1855–1859 and 1860–1864.
5. José Silvestre Aramberri, 1859

French intervention

1. Jesús María Benítez y Pinillos, 1864
2. Mariano Escobedo
   Mariano Escobedo
   Mariano Escobedo was a Mexican Army general and former Governor of Nuevo León.He was born on January 16, 1826 in Galeana, Nuevo León. He fought during the Mexican American War in the army with the rank of lieutenant...
   
   , 1865
3. Simón de la Garza Melo, 1865
4. Mariano Escobedo
   Mariano Escobedo
   Mariano Escobedo was a Mexican Army general and former Governor of Nuevo León.He was born on January 16, 1826 in Galeana, Nuevo León. He fought during the Mexican American War in the army with the rank of lieutenant...
   
   , 1866
5. Manuel Z. Gómez, 1866–1867

Second Mexican Republic

• Jerónimo Treviño, 1867–1869
• Simón de la Garza Melo, 1869
• Lázaro Garza Ayala, 1869
• José Eleuterio González
  José Eleuterio González
  Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez Mendoza was born on the 20th of February 1813 in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. His father was Matías Gonzalez, an officer of the Royalist Army and his mother was Josefa Mendoza de Gonzalez When Gonzalez Mendoza was 5 years old his father was killed in the...
  
  , 1870
• Jerónimo Treviño; 1871, 1877 and 1913
• Genaro Garza García, 1871
• Lázaro Garza Ayala, 1872
• Narciso Dávila, 1872
• José Eleuterio González
  José Eleuterio González
  Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez Mendoza was born on the 20th of February 1813 in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. His father was Matías Gonzalez, an officer of the Royalist Army and his mother was Josefa Mendoza de Gonzalez When Gonzalez Mendoza was 5 years old his father was killed in the...
  
  , 1872–1873
• Ramón Treviño, 1873
• José Eleuterio González
  José Eleuterio González
  Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez Mendoza was born on the 20th of February 1813 in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. His father was Matías Gonzalez, an officer of the Royalist Army and his mother was Josefa Mendoza de Gonzalez When Gonzalez Mendoza was 5 years old his father was killed in the...
  
  , 1874
• Ramón Treviño, 1874
• Francisco González Doria, 1874
• Carlos Fuero, 1875–1876
• Narciso Dávila, 1876
• Canuto García, 1876
• Genaro Garza García 1876

Under Porfirio Díaz

• Genaro Garza García, 1877–1879
• Viviano L. Villareal, 1879–1881
• Genaro Garza García, 1881–1883
• Canuto García, 1883–1885
• Genaro Garza García, 1885
• Bernardo Reyes
  Bernardo Reyes
  Bernardo Reyes was a General in the army of Mexico under Porfirio Díaz. He served as governor of Nuevo León he helped in the modernization of that state. While governor of Nuevo León, Reyes approved a workers compensation law. He was the father of the writer Alfonso Reyes, and grandfather of the...
  
  ; 1885–1887, 1889–1900, and 1903–1909
• Lázaro Garza Ayala, 1887–1889
• Pedro Benítez Leal, 1900–1902
• José María Mier, 1909–1910

Mexican Revolution

1. Leobardo Chapa, 1910–1911
2. Viviano L. Villarreal, 1911–1913
3. Salomé Botello, 1913–1914
4. Antonio de la Paz Guerra, 1914
5. Antonio I Villarreal, 1914–1915
6. Rafael Cepeda de la Fuente, 1915
7. Felipe Ángeles
   Felipe Ángeles
   Felipe Ángeles Ramirez was a Mexican military officer, noteworthy for his participation in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 to 1920.-Early life:...
   
   , 1915
8. Raúl Madero
   Raúl Madero
   Raúl Horacio Madero is an Argentine sports physician and former football player. He served two terms as the physician of the Argentina national football team.-Sporting career:...
   
   , 1915
9. Ildefonso V. Vázquez, 1915
10. Pablo A. de la Garza, 1915 and 1916
11. Diódoro dela Garza, 1916
12. Alfredo Recaut, 1917

Constitution

1. Nicéforo Zambrano, 1917–1919
2. José E. Santos, 1919–1920
3. Humberto Barros, 1920
4. Felix G. Lozano, 1920
5. Porfirio G. González, 1920 and 1923–1925
6. Juan M. García, 1921
7. Leocadio M. González, 1922
8. Ramiro Támez, 1922 and 1923
9. Pedro Guajardo, 1923
10. Alfredo Pérez
    Alfredo Pérez
    Alfredo Pérez is a retired Venezuelan boxer. He competed for his South American nation at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There, he was defeated in the Men's Flyweight division by Poland's eventual bronze medal winner Leszek Błażyński...
    
    , 1923
11. Anastacio Treviño Martínez, 1923
12. José Juan Vallejo, 1923
13. Jerónimo Siller
    Jeronimo Siller
    Jeronimo Siller was an inventor, politician and Mexican military man who participated in the Mexican Revolution, being one of its precursors....
    
    , 1925–1927
14. José Benítez
    Jose Benitez
    Jose Benitez is a tennis player from Paraguay.Jose is member of the 2011 Paraguay Davis Cup team....
    
    , 1928

Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

1. Plutarco Elías Calles (son), 1929
2. Generoso Chapa Garza, 1929
3. Aarón Sáenz, 1927 and 1929–1931
4. Francisco A. Cárdenas, 1931–1933
5. Pablo Quiroga, 1933–1935
6. Ángel Santos Cervantes, 1935
7. Gregorio Morales Sánchez, 1935–1936
8. Anacleto Guerrero Guajardo, 1936–1939
9. Bonifacio Salinas Leal, 1939–1943
10. Arturo B. de la Garza, 1943–1949
11. Ignacio Morones Prieto, 1949–1952
12. José S. Vivanco, 1952–1955
13. Raúl Rangel Frías, 1955–1961
14. Eduardo Livas Villarreal, 1961–1967
15. Eduardo Elizondo, 1967–1971
16. Luis M. Farías, 1971–1973
17. Pedro Zorrilla Martínez, 1973–1979
18. Alfonso Martínez Domínguez
    Alfonso Martínez Domínguez
    Alfonso Martínez Domínguez was a controversial Mexican politician affiliated to the Revolutionary Institutional Party...
    
    , 1979–1985
19. Jorge Treviño, 1985–1991
20. Sócrates Rizzo
    Sócrates Rizzo
    Sócrates Cuauhtémoc Rizzo García is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party . He is a former federal Congressman , mayor of Monterrey and former governor of Nuevo León Rizzo García is the son of Neftalí Rizzo Rizzo and Jovita García Decanini...
    
    , 1991–1995
21. Benjamín Clariond
    Benjamín Clariond
    Benjamín Clariond Reyes-Retana is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who has served as federal deputy, municipal president of Monterrey and as interim governor of the State of Nuevo León after the distitution of Sócrates Rizzo.In 2006 he ran for municipal...
    
    , 1995–1997

Multi-party

1. Fernando Canales
   Fernando Canales Clariond
   Fernando de Jesús Canales Clariond is a Mexican politician and businessman affiliated to the National Action Party . He succeeded his cousin, Benjamín Clariond as governor of Nuevo León in 1997...
   
   , PAN
   National Action Party (Mexico)
   The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
   
   , 1997–2003
2. Fernando Elizondo, PAN
   National Action Party (Mexico)
   The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
   
   , 2003 (interim)
3. José Natividad González Parás, PRI
   Institutional Revolutionary Party
   The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
   
   , 2003–2009
4. Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz, PRI
   Institutional Revolutionary Party
   The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
   
   , 2009–2015

Sources

• This article originated as a translation of the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia. That, in turn, gives the following sources:
  • La Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Nuevo León
  • Israel Cavazos: Breve historia de Nuevo León