List of governors of Oran explained

This is a list of the Spanish and Algerine governors or Beys of Oran.

TenureIncumbentNotes
Spanish Suzerainty, administered as Spanish Oran
1509–1509Pedro Navarro, conde de Oliveto, GovernorTook the city from the Zayyanids.
1509–1510Rui Días Álvares de Rojas, Governor 
1510–1512Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Governor1st Term
1512–1516Martín de Argote, Governor 
1516–1518Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Arellano, marqués de Comares, Governor2nd Term, died in office
1518–1520Luis Fernández de Córdoba, marqués de Comares, Governor1st Term, son of his predecessor
1520–1523Luis de Cárdenas, Governor 
1523–1531Luis Fernández de Córdoba, marqués de Comares, Governor2nd Term
1531–1534Pedro de Godoy, Governor 
1534–1558Martín Alonso Fernández de Córdoba Montemayor y Velasco, conde de Alcaudete, Governor 
1558–1564Alonso de Córdoba y Fernández de Velasco, conde de Alcaudete, Governor 
1564–1565Andrés Ponce de León, Governor 
1565–1567Hernán Tello de Guzmán, Governor 
1567–1571Pedro Luis Galcerán de Borja y de Castro-Pinós, marqués de Navarrés, Governor 
1571–1573Felipe Galcerán de Borja, Governor 
1573–1574Diego Fernández de Córdoba, conde de Comares, Governor 1st Term
1574–1575Luis de Bocanegra, Governor 
1575–1585Martín de Córdoba y Velasco, marqués de Cortes, Governor 
1585–1589Pedro de Padilla, Governor 
1589–1594Diego Fernández de Córdoba, conde de Comares, Governor 2nd Term
1594–1596Gabriel Niño de Zúñiga, Governor 
1596–1604Francisco de Córdoba y Velasco, conde de Alcaudete, Governor 
1604–1607Juan Ramírez de Guzmán, conde de Teba, Governor 
1607–1608Diego de Toledo y Guzmán, Governor 
1608–1616Felipe Ramírez de Arellano, conde de Aguilar de Inestrillas, Governor 
1616–1625Jorge de Cárdenas Manrique, duque de Maqueda, Governor 
1625–1628Antonio Sancho Davila y Toledo, marqués de Velada, Governor 
1628–1632Francisco González de Andía y Irarrazábal y Zárate, visconde de Santa Clara de Avedillo, Governor 
1632–1639Antonio de Zúñiga y de la Cueva, marqués de Flores Dávila, Governor 1st Term
1639–1643Álvaro de Bazán Manrique de Lara y Benavides, marqués del Viso, Governor 
1643–1647Rodrigo Pimentel Ponce de León, marqués de Viana, Governor 
1647–1652Antonio de Zúñiga y de la Cueva, marqués de Flores Dávila, Governor 2nd Term
1652–1660Antonio Gómez Dávila Toledo y Osorio, marqués de San Román, Governor 
1660–1666Gaspar Felipe de Guzmán, duque de San Lucar, Governor 
1666–1672Fernando Joaquín Fajardo de Requeséns y Zúñiga, marqués de los Vélez, Governor 
1672–1675Diego de Portugal, Governor 
1675–1678Iñigo de Toledo y Osorio, Governor 
1678–1681Pedro Andrés Ramírez de Guzmán y Acuña, marqués de Algava, Governor 
1681–1682Gaspar Portocarrero, conde de la Monclova, Governor 
1682–1683Pedro Félix José de Silva y Meneses, conde de Cifuentes, Governor 
1683–1685Juan de Villalpando, marqués de Osera, Governor 
1685–1687Antonio Paniagua de Loaysa y Zúñiga, marqués de Santa Cruz de Paniangua, Governor 
1687–1687Diego de Bracamonte, conde de Bracamonte, Governor 
1687–1691Félix Nieto da Silva, conde de Guaro, Governor 
1691–1692Jean-Louis d'Orléans, comte de Charny, Governor 
1692–1697Andrés Copola, duque de Cansano, Governor 
1697–1701Gonzalo Arias Dávila Pacheco oloma y Borja, marqués de Casasola, Governor 
1701–1704Juan Francisco Manrique de Araña, Governor 
1704–1707Carlo Carafa, Governor 
1707–1708Melchor de Avellaneda Sandoval y Romero, Marquis of Valdecañas, Governor 
Algerine Suzerainty
1708Annexed by the Beylik of Mascara, part of the Regency of Algiers
1708–1732Mustapha Bouchelaghem, BeyTook the city from Spain
Spanish Suzerainty, administered as Spanish Oran
1732–1732Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil, marqués de Santa Cruz de Marcenado, GovernorKilled in a raid by Arab tribes
1733–1733Antonio Arias del Castillo, marqués de Villadarias, Governor 
1733–1738José Vallejo, Governor 
1738–1742José Basilio de Aramburu, Governor 
1742–1748Alexandre de la Mothe, Governor 
1748–1752Pedro de Algaín, marqués de al Real Corona, Governor 
1752–1758Juan Antonio de Escoiquiz, Governor 
1758–1765Juan Martín Zermeño, Governor1st Term
1765–1768Cristóbal de Córdoba, Governor 
1767–1770Victorio Alcondolo Bolognino Visconti, conde de Bolognino, Governor 
1770–1774Eugenio Fernández de Álvarado y Perales Hurtado y Colomo, Governor 
1774–1778Pedro Martín Zermeño, Governor2nd Term
1778–1779Luís de Carajal, Governor 
1779–1785Pedro Guelif, Governor 
1785–1789Luís de la Casas y Aragon, Governor 
1789–1790Manuel Pineda de la Torre y Solís, marqués de Campo Santo, Governor 
1790–1791Joaquín Mayone y Ferrari, conde de Cumbre Hermosa, Governor 
1791–1792Juan de Courten, Governor 
Algerine suzerainty
1792Re-incorporated into the Beylik of Mascara, became capital of the province
1792–1798/1799Mohammed el-Kebir, BeyRetook the city from Spain in 1792
1798/1799–1802Osman Bey, BeySon of Mohammed el-Kebir
1802–1805Mustafa Bey al-Manzalah, Bey1st Term
1805?–1807Mohammed Bey Makkalas, BeySon of Mohammed el-Kebir, executed.
1807–1807Mustafa Bey al-Manzalah, Bey2nd Term
1807–1812Mohammed bou Kabous, BeyBrother of Mohammed, executed
1812–1817Ali Kora Bargli, BeyNicknamed the "Turk", executed
1827–1831Hassan Bey, BeyLast Bey of Oran, sent into exile
1831Conquered by France and incorporated into French Algeria

See also