This is a list of colonial heads of Cuba.[1]
Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Suzerainty | |||
| Governors | |||
| 1511 to 1524 | |||
| 1524 to 1526 | Juan de Altamarino | ||
| 1526 to 1531 | Gonzalo de Guzmán | ||
| 1531 to 1532 | Juan de Vadillo | ||
| 1532 to 1534 | Manuel de Rojas y Cordova | ||
| 1535 to 1537 | Gonzalo de Guzmán | ||
| 1538 to 1542 | |||
| 1544 to 1546 | |||
| 1546 to 1548 | Antonio de Cháves | ||
| 1549 to 1555 | Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo | ||
| 1556 to 1565 | |||
| 1565 to 1567 | Francisco García Osorio | ||
| 1567 | Francisco de Zayas | ||
| 1567 to 1574 | |||
| 1572 to 1574 | |||
| 1574 to 1577 | Gabriel de Montalvo[2] [3] | ||
| 1577 to 1579 | Francisco Carreño | ||
| 1579 to 1584 | Gaspar de Torres | ||
| 1584 to 1589 | |||
| 1589 to 1593 | |||
| 1593 to 1602 | Juan Maldonaldo Barnuevo | ||
| 1602 to 1608 | |||
| 1608 to 1616 | Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda | ||
| 1616 to 1619 | Sancho de Alquiza | ||
| 1620 to 1624 | Francisco de Venegas | ||
| 1624 to 1626 | Damián Velásquez de Contreras | ||
| 1626 to 1630 | Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera | ||
| 1630 to 1634 | Juan Bitrián de Viamonte y Navarra | ||
| 1634 to 1639 | Francisco Riaño y Gamboa | ||
| 1639 to 1647 | Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento | ||
| 1647 to 1653 | Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo, señor de la Villa de Santacruz de Pinares | ||
| 1653 to 1654 | Francisco Xelder | ||
| 1654 to 1656 | Juan de Montanos Blázquez | ||
| 1656 to 1658 | Diego Rangel | ||
| 1658 to 1663 | Juan de Salamanca | ||
| 1663 to 1664 | Rodrigo Flores de Aldana | ||
| 1664 to 1670 | Francisco Oregón y Gascón | ||
| 1670 to 1680 | Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma | ||
| 1680 to 1685 | José Fernández Córdoba Ponce de León | ||
| 1685 to 1687 | Manuel de Murguia y Mena | Removed from office for illicit trade | |
| 1687 to 1689 | Diego Antonio de Viana y Hinojosa | ||
| 1689 to 1695 | Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas | ||
| 3 October 1695 to 20 September 1702 | Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, Marquis of the Vado del Maestre | Promoted to captain-general of New Granada | |
| 20 September 1702 to 4 December 1702 | Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo | Former gentleman of the Elector of Bavaria; died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office | |
| 4 December 1702 to 13 May 1706 | Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval | Interim governor (military and civil) | |
| 13 May 1706 to 8 July 1706 | Pedro Álvarez de Villarín | Died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office | |
| 8 July 1706 to 18 January 1708 | Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval | Interim governor (military and civil) | |
| 18 January 1708 to 18 February 1711 | Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres | Former governor of Spanish Florida | |
| 18 February 1711 to 10 June 1711 | Pablo Cavero | Assumed power after being sent by the Audiencia of Santo Domingo to investigate the misconduct of Casa Torres; died in Havana shortly afterwards | |
| 10 June 1711 to 14 February 1713 | Luis Chacón | Interim governor | |
| 14 February 1713 to 26 May 1716 | Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres | Restored to office | |
| 26 May 1716 to 23 August 1717 | Vicente de Raja | ||
| 23 August 1717 to 23 June 1718 | Gómez Mazaver Ponce de León | Provisional governor | |
| 23 June 1718 to 29 September 1724 | Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega | ||
| 29 September 1724 to 18 March 1734 | Dionisio Martínez de la Vega | ||
| 18 March 1734 to 22 April 1746 | Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, Count of Revillagigedo | ||
| 22 April 1746 to 21 July 1746 | Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes | ||
| 21 July 1746 to 9 June 1747 | Diego Peñalosa | ||
| 9 June 1747 to 18 May 1760 | |||
| 18 May 1760 to 7 February 1761 | Pedro Alonso | Provisional governor | |
| 7 February 1761 to 13 August 1762 | |||
| British Suzerainty | |||
| 13 August 1762 to 1 January 1763 | |||
| 1 January 1763 to 8 July 1763 | |||
| Spanish Suzerainty | |||
| 8 July 1763 to 27 June 1765 | |||
| 27 June 1765 to 13 July 1765 | Diego Manrique | ||
| 13 July 1765 to 19 March 1766 | Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros | Provisional governor | |
| 19 March 1766 to 14 August 1771 | |||
| 14 August 1771 to 18 November 1771 | Diego José Navarro García de Valladares | 1st Term (Provisional governor) | |
| 18 November 1771 to 12 June 1777 | Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano, Marquis of la Torre | ||
| 12 June 1777 to 12 February 1782 | Diego José Navarro García de Valladares | 2nd Term (Provisional governor) | |
| 12 February 1782 to 29 December 1782 | Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat | ||
| 29 December 1782 to 4 February 1785 | |||
| 4 February 1785 to 7 April 1785 | |||
| 7 April 1785 to 28 December 1785 | Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón | Provisional governor | |
| 28 December 1785 to 18 April 1789 | |||
| 18 April 1789 to 8 July 1790 | Provisional governor | ||
| 8 July 1790 to 6 December 1796 | |||
| 6 December 1796 to 13 May 1799 | |||
| 13 May 1799 to 14 April 1812 | |||
| 14 April 1812 to 2 July 1816 | |||
| 2 July 1816 to 29 August 1819 | José Cienfuegos | ||
| 28 August 1819 to 3 March 1821 | |||
| 3 March 1821 to 19 July 1822 | Nicolás de Mahy y Romo | ||
| 19 July 1822 to 2 May 1823 | Provisional Governor | ||
| 2 May 1823 to 15 May 1832 | |||
| 15 May 1832 to 1 June 1834 | |||
| 1 June 1834 to 20 April 1838 | |||
| 20 April 1838 to 10 January 1840 | Joaquín de Ezpeleta | ||
| 10 January 1840 to 7 March 1841 | |||
| 7 March 1841 to 15 September 1843 | |||
| 15 September 1843 to 21 October 1843 | Francisco Javier de Ulloa | Provisional Governor | |
| 21 October 1843 to 29 March 1848 | |||
| 29 March 1848 to 11 November 1850 | |||
| 11 November 1850 to 16 April 1852 | 1st Term | ||
| 16 April 1852 to 3 December 1853 | Valentín Cañedo | ||
| 3 December 1853 to 21 September 1854 | |||
| 21 September 1854 to 24 November 1859 | 2nd Term | ||
| 24 November 1859 to 10 December 1862 | |||
| 10 December 1862 to 30 May 1866 | 1st Term | ||
| 30 May 1866 to 3 November 1866 | 1st Term | ||
| 3 November 1866 to 24 September 1867 | Joaquín del Manzano | ||
| 24 September 1867 to 21 December 1867 | 1st Term (Provisional governor) | ||
| 21 December 1867 to 4 January 1869 | 2nd Term | ||
| 4 January 1869 to 2 June 1869 | 2nd Term | ||
| 2 June 1869 to 28 June 1869 | Felipe Ginovés del Espinar | Provisional Governor | |
| 28 June 1869 to 13 December 1870 | Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas | ||
| 13 December 1870 to 11 July 1872 | 2nd Term | ||
| 11 July 1872 to 18 April 1873 | Francisco Ceballos y Vargas | ||
| 18 April 1873 to 4 November 1873 | Cándido Pieltaín | ||
| 4 November 1873 to 6 April 1874 | 1st Term | ||
| 6 April 1874 to 1 March 1875 | 3rd Term | ||
| 1 March 1875 to 8 March 1875 | Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo | 1st Term (Provisional Governor) | |
| 8 March 1875 to 18 January 1876 | 3rd Term | ||
| 18 January 1876 to 18 June 1878 | 2nd Term | ||
| 18 June 1878 to 5 February 1879 | 1st Term | ||
| 5 February 1879 to 17 April 1879 | Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo | 2nd Term (Provisional Governor) | |
| 17 April 1879 to 28 November 1881 | 1st Term | ||
| 28 November 1881 to 5 August 1883 | Luis Prendergast y Gordon, Marquis of Victoria de las Tunas | ||
| 5 August 1883 to 28 September 1883 | Tomás y Regna | Provisional Governor | |
| 28 September 1883 to 8 November 1884 | Ignacio María del Castillo | ||
| 8 November 1884 to 25 March 1886 | Ramón Fajardo e Izquierdo | ||
| 25 March 1886 to 15 July 1887 | Emilio Calleja | 1st Term | |
| 15 July 1887 to 13 March 1889 | Sabas Marín y González | 1st Term | |
| 13 March 1889 to 6 February 1890 | Manuel Salamanca y Negrete | ||
| 6 February 1890 to 4 April 1890 | José Sánchez y Gómez | Provisional Governor | |
| 4 April 1890 to 24 August 1890 | José Chinchilla | ||
| 24 August 1890 to 20 June 1892 | |||
| 20 June 1892 to 15 July 1893 | Alejandro Rodríguez Arias y Rodulfo | ||
| 15 July 1893 to 16 September 1893 | José Arderius | Provisional Governor | |
| 16 September 1893 to 16 April 1895 | Emilio Calleja | 2nd Term | |
| 16 April 1895 to 20 January 1896 | 2nd Term | ||
| 20 January 1896 to 11 February 1896 | Sabas Marín y González | 2nd Term (Provisional Governor) | |
| 11 February 1896 to 31 October 1897 | |||
| 31 October 1897 to 30 November 1898 | 2nd Term | ||
| 30 November 1898 to 1 January 1899 | |||
| American Suzerainty | |||
| 1 January 1899 to 23 December 1899 | |||
| 23 December 1899 to 20 May 1902 | Leonard Wood[4] | ||
| Republic of Cuba | |||
| 20 May 1902 | See List of Presidents of Cuba | ||
| American Occupation | |||
| 29 September 1906 to 13 October 1906 | Provisional governor | ||
| 13 October 1906 to 28 January 1909 | Charles Edward Magoon[5] | Provisional governor | |
For continuation after independence see List of presidents of Cuba.