List of Governors in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
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Governors in the various Province
s of the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata
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In addition to governors, the following list (under construction) intends to give an overview of colonial units of that echelon. It also includes some offices of similar rank, especially the intendant
. Intendente is both a Spanish and Portuguese word, derived from the French Intendant
. It was introduced to the Spanish Monarchy
by the Bourbon Dynasty
, which Spain shared with France
after the early 18th century.
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
s of the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
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In addition to governors, the following list (under construction) intends to give an overview of colonial units of that echelon. It also includes some offices of similar rank, especially the intendant
Intendant
The title of intendant has been used in several countries through history. Traditionally, it refers to the holder of a public administrative office...
. Intendente is both a Spanish and Portuguese word, derived from the French Intendant
Intendant
The title of intendant has been used in several countries through history. Traditionally, it refers to the holder of a public administrative office...
. It was introduced to the Spanish Monarchy
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
by the Bourbon Dynasty
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
, which Spain shared with France
France
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after the early 18th century.
Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata
The Bolivian part:- 1538 - 1545 Spanish colonize area called CharcasCharcasCharcas may refer to:* Charcas Province, a province in Potosí Department, Bolivia* Real Audiencia of Charcas, one of six political units of the Viceroyalty of Peru* Charcas, a historical name of Sucre, capital of Bolivia...
, Upper PeruUpper PeruUpper Peru was the region in the Viceroyalty of Peru, and after 1776, the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, comprising the governorships of Potosí, La Paz, Cochabamba, Los Chiquitos, Moxos and Charcas...
or ChuquisacaChuquisaca DepartmentChuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.-Geography:...
. - 3 January 1548 Part of Viceroyalty of Peru.
- 1559 Real Audiencia of Charcas created to administer Upper Peru.
- 8 August 1776 Part of Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata (see Argentina).
- 16 July 1809 - November 1809 Independent state proclaimed in Upper Peru nominally in the name of the Bourbon king Ferdinand VII of Spain, who had been deposed by Napoleon.
- 1811 - 1816 Proclaimed a province of Río de la Plata (see Argentina).
- 1816 Re-incorporated into Peru.
- 11 August 1825 Bolivian Republic (initially styled República BolívarHistory of BoliviaThis is the history of Bolivia. See also the history of Latin America and the history of the Americas.Bolivia is a landlocked country in South America...
).
Cochabamba
- 1783 Intendencia of CochabambaCochabambaCochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...
(part of Río de la Plata). - 1810 End of Spanish rule.
- 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Intendants
- 1783 - 1785 José de Ayarga
- 1785 - 1809 Francisco de Viedma y Verdejo
- 1809 - 1810 José González de Prada
Córdoba
- 1783 Intendencia of Córdoba (part of Río de la Plata).
- 1810 End of Spanish rule.
- 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Intendants
- 1783 - 1797 Rafael de Sobremonte Núñez Castillo Angulo y Bullón Ramírez de Arellano, marqués de Sobremonte
- 1797 - 1803 Nicolás Pérez del Viso
- 1803 - 1805 José González
- 1805 - 1807 Victoriano Rodríguez
- 1807 - 1810 José Gutierrez de la Concha
La Paz
- 1783 Intendencia of La Paz (part of Río de la Plata).
- 1811 Annexed to Peru.
- 12 July 1809 - 30 September 1809 Under the Revolutionary Junta of Upper Peru (see above)
- January 1811 - July 1811 Argentine occupation.
- 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Intendants
- 1784 - 1789 José Sebastián de Segurola y Oliden
- 1789 - 1790 José Pablo Conti
- 1790 - 1791 Augustín de Goyoneta
- 1791 - 1793 Juan Manuel Álvarez
- 1793 - 1794 Francisco Antonio Dionisio Cuéllar Artucho Carrillo de los Ríos Ronsvi Valdés
- 1795 - 1796 Fernando de la Sota Agüero
- 1797 - 1805 Juan Antonio de Burgunyó
- 1805 - 12 July 1809 Tadeo Dávila
- 12 July 1809 - 30 September 1809 the Revolutionary Junta of Upper Peru
- 30 September 1809 - 1810 Juan Ramíerz Orosco (b. 1764 - d. c.1823)
- 1810 - 1813 Domingo Tristán y Moscoso
- Jan 1811 - July 1811 Castelli
- 1813 - 1814 Gregorio Hoyos de Miranda García de Llano, marqués de Valde Hoyos
- 1814 - 1816 José María Laudavere
- 1816 - 1817 Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
- 1817 - 1822 Juan Sánchez Lima
- 1822 - 1823 Francisco Huarte y Jáuregui
- 1823 - 1825 José Ildefonso Mendizábal e Imaz
Potosí
- 1783 Intendencia of Potosí (part of Río de la Plata).
- 1811 Annexed to Peru.
- 25 November 1811 - 20 September 1811 Argentine occupation.
- May 1813 - December 1813 Argentine occupation.
- May 1815 - December 1815 Argentine occupation.
- 1825 Part of Bolivia.
Indendants
- 1783 - 1789 Juan del Pino Manrique de Lara
- 1789 - 1810 Francisco de Paula Sanz (d. 1810)
- 25 November 1810 - 1811 Castelli
- 1811 - 20 September 1811 Juan Martín de Pueyrredón (b. 1777 - d. 1850)
- 20 September 1811 - May 1813 José Manuel de Goyeneche y Barreda, Conde de Guaqui
- May 1813 - December 1813 Manuel BelgranoManuel BelgranoManuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...
(b. 1770 - d. 1820) - December 1813 - April 1815 Joaquín de la PezuelaJoaquín de la PezuelaJoaquín de la Pezuela Griñán y Sánchez Muñoz de Velasco, 1st marquis of Viluma was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of Peru during the War of Independence.-Background:...
, marqués de Viluma - April 1815 - July 1815 Juan Rondeau (b. 1775 - d. 1844)