Territory located in present-day coastal Benin
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1680 to ???? | Jacinto de Figueiredo e Abreu, Governor | Portuguese governor of São Tomé and Príncipe authorized to erect a fort in the city of Hweda | |
| 17?? to ???? | Abandoned | ||
| 1721 to 1730 | Re-foundation of the fort as São João Baptista de Ajudá, under the Portuguese colony of Brazil | ||
| 1721 to 1730 | Francisco Pereira Mendes, Governor | ||
| 1730 | Under Companhia de Cacheu e Cabo Verde | ||
| 1730 to 1732 | Francisco Pereira Mendes, Governor | ||
| 17?? to 1736 | Manuel Correia da Cunha, Governor | ||
| 17?? to 1743 | João Basílio, Governor | ||
| 17?? to 1746 | Martinho de Cunha Barbosa, interim Governor | ||
| 1746 to 1746 | Francisco Nunes Pereira, Governor | Usurper | |
| 1746 to 1746 | Francisco do Espírito Santo, interim Governor | ||
| 1746 to 17?? | Filipe José de Gouveia, Governor | ||
| 17?? to 1752 | ..., Governor | ||
| 1752 to 1759 | Teodósio Rodrigues da Costa, Governor | ||
| 1759 to 1760 | António Nunes de Gouveia, interim Governor | ||
| 1760 to 17?? | Félix José de Gouveia, Governor | ||
| 17?? to 1790 | ..., Governor | ||
| 1790 to 1797 | Francisco António da Fonseca e Aragão | ||
| April 1797 to ???? | Manuel Bastos Varela Pinto Pacheco | ||
| ???? to 1817 | ..., Governor | ||
| 1817 to 18?? | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1844 to 1845 | Joaquim José Libânio, Governor | ||
| 1839 to 1845 | ..., Governor | ||
| 1845 to 1847/1848 | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1849 to 18?? | Quaresma, Governor | ||
| 1851 to 1851 | Alferes Elerpech, Governor | ||
| 1851 to 8 May 1858 | Isidoro Félix de Sousa, subordinate Governor | ||
| 1852 to 1853 | João Justino da Costa, Governor | ||
| 1853 to 1858 | José Pinheiro de Sousa, Governor | ||
| 1858 to 1858 | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 3rd Term | |
| 1858 to 1861 | Abandoned | ||
| 1861 to 1865 | Ceded to French missionaries by the rulers of Dahomey | ||
| 23 February 1865 | Reclaimed by Portugal, under the governors of São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| 1865 to 1868 | José Maria Borges de Sequeira, Governor | ||
| 1868 to 1869 | Vital de Bettencourt de Vasconcellos Côrte-Real do Canto, Governor | ||
| 1869 to ?1872 | Abandoned | ||
| ?1872 to 187? | António Joaquim, Governor | ||
| 187? to 1878 | Augusto Frutuoso de Figueiredo de Barros, Governor | ||
| 1878 to 1879 | Lourenço da Rocha, Governor | ||
| 1879 to 1881 | Lieutenant António José Machado, Governor | ||
| 1881 to 1883 | ..., Governor | ||
| 1883 to 1885 | Lieutenant Fernando Gonçalves, Governor | ||
| 1885 to 1885 | Bernardo Francisco Luís da Cruz, Governor | ||
| 1885 to 1885 | Lieutenant José Gomes de Sousa, Governor | ||
| 1885 to 1886 | Lieutenant Francisco Rego, Governor | ||
| 1886 to 1887 | Major António Domingues Cortez da Silva Curado, Governor | ||
| 1887 to 1888 | Manuel Francisco Rodrigues Guimarães, Governor | ||
| 1888 to 1888 | Captain Vicente da Rosa Rolim, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1888 to 1890 | Manuel José Ferreira dos Santos, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1890 to 1890 | Carolino Acácio Cordeiro, Governor | ||
| 1890 to 1893 | Captain Vicente da Rosa Rolim | 2nd Term | |
| 1893 to 189? | Manuel José Ferreira dos Santos, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1897 to 1898 | Lieutenant ...Campos, Governor | ||
| 1898 to ???? | Lieutenant ... Nunes de Aguiar, Governor | ||
| 1900 to 19?? | Lieutenant António Mendes da Costa, Governor | ||
| 19?? to 1905 | Lieutenant João de Deus Pires, Governor | ||
| 1905 to 1906 | Joaquim Luís de Carvalho, Governor | ||
| 1906 to 1909 | ..., Governor | ||
| 1909 to 1911 | Sebastião Lousada, Governor | ||
| 1911 to 1911 | Cândido João de Barros, Governor | ||
| 1911 to 1912 | Guilherme Spínola de Melo, Governor | ||
| 1912 to 19?? | ..., Governor | ||
| 19?? to 1928 | Lieutenant Viriato Henrique dos Anjos Garcez, Governor | ||
| 1928 to 1931 | Captain Joaquim Sinel de Cordes, Governor | ||
| 1932 to 1938 | Captain Miguel Maria Pupo Correia, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1938 to 1941 | Captain José Pimenta Segurado de Avelar Machado, Governor | ||
| 1941 to 1942 | Jean-Louis Bourjac, Governor | Self-proclaimed; not recognized by Portugal | |
| 1942 to 1944 | José de Vasconcelos e Sá Guerreiro Nuno, interim Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1944 to 1946 | Captain Carlos Alberto de Serpa Soares, Governor | ||
| 1946 to 1946 | José de Vasconcelos e Sá Guerreiro Nuno, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1946 to 1951 | Captain Miguel Maria Pupo Correia, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1951 to 1954 | António João Teles Pereira de Vasconcelos, Administrator | ||
| 1954 to 1956 | Ernesto António Pereira Enes, Administrator | ||
| 1956 to 1 August 1961 | António Agostinho Saraiva Borges, Intendant | ||
| 1 August 1961 | Annexed by Dahomey | ||
| 1975 | Annexation gains Portuguese recognition | ||