List of Colonial Heads of Cuba
Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Suzerainty | ||
| Governors | ||
| Gonzalo de Guzmán | ||
| Hernando de Soto | ||
| Juan de Ávila | ||
| Antonio de Cháves | ||
| Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo | ||
| Diego de Mazariegos | ||
| Francisco García Osorio | ||
| Francisco de Zayas | ||
| Pedro Menéndez de Avilés | ||
| Sancho Pardo Donlebún | ||
| Gabriel de Montalvo | ||
| Francisco Carreño | ||
| Gaspar de Torres | ||
| Gabriel de Luján | ||
| Juan de Tejeda | ||
| Juan Maldonaldo Barnuevo | ||
| Pedro Vadés | ||
| Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda | ||
| Sancho de Alquiza | ||
| Francisco de Venegas | ||
| Damián Velásquez de Contreras | ||
| Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera | ||
| Juan Bitrián de Viamonte y Navarra | ||
| Francisco Riaño y Gamboa | ||
| Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento | ||
| Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo | ||
| Francisco Xelder | ||
| Juan de Montanos Blázquez | ||
| Diego Rangel | ||
| Juan de Salamanca | ||
| Rodrigo de Flores y Aldana | ||
| Francisco Oregón y Gascón | ||
| Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma | ||
| José Fernandez Córdoba Ponce de León | ||
| Manuel de Murguia y Mena | removed from office for illicit trade | |
| Diego Antonio de Viana y Hinojosa | ||
| Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas | ||
| Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, marqués del Vado | promoted to captain-general of New Granada | |
| Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo | died shortly after assuming office | |
| Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Bendabal | interim governors | |
| Pedro Álvarez de Villarín | ||
| Laureano José de Torres Ayala y Quadros Castellanos, marqués de Casa Torres | former governor of Spanish Florida | |
| Vicente de Raja | ||
| Gómez Mazaver Ponce de León | acting governor | |
| Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega | ||
| Dionisio Martínez de la Vega | ||
| Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, conde de Revillagigedo | ||
| Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes | ||
| Diego Peñalosa | ||
| Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega | ||
| Pedro Alonso | ||
| Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna | ||
| British Suzerainty | ||
| George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle | ||
| William Keppel | ||
| Spanish Suzerainty | ||
| Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando, conde de Ricla | ||
| Diego Manrique | ||
| Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Hinostrosa Lasso de la Vega | ||
| Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano, marqués de la Torre | ||
| Diego José Navarro García de Valladares | ||
| Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat | ||
| Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga | ||
| Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón | ||
| José Manuel de Ezpeleta | ||
| Domingo Cabello y Robles | ||
| Luis de las Casas y Aragorri | ||
| Juan Procopio Bassecourt y Bryas, conde de Santa Clara | ||
| Salvador de Muro y Salazar, marqués de Someruelos | ||
| Juan Ruíz de Apodaca | ||
| José Cienfuegos | ||
| Juan María Echeverri | ||
| Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Niño | ||
| Nicolás de Mahy y Romo | ||
| Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón, Provisional Governor | ||
| Francisco Dionisio Vives | ||
| Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca | ||
| Miguel Tacón | ||
| Joaquín de Ezpeleta | ||
| Pedro Téllez Girón | ||
| Jerónimo Valdés | ||
| Francisco Javier de Ulloa, Provisional Governor | ||
| Leopoldo O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan | ||
| Federico Roncali | ||
| José Gutiérrez de la Concha | ||
| Valentín Cañedo | ||
| Juan González de la Pezuela | ||
| José Gutiérrez de la Concha | ||
| Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke de la Torre | ||
| Domingo Dulce | ||
| Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea | ||
| Joaquín del Manzano | ||
| Blas Villate | ||
| Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea | ||
| Domingo Dulce | ||
| Felipe Ginovés del Espinar, Provisional Governor | ||
| Felipe Ginovés del Espinar, Provisional Governor | ||
| Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas | ||
| Blas Villate | ||
| Francisco Ceballos y Vargas | ||
| Cándido Pieltaín | ||
| Joaquín Jovellar y Soler | ||
| José Gutiérrez de la Concha | ||
| Buenaventura Carbó, Provisional Governor | ||
| Blas Villate | ||
| Joaquín Jovellar y Soler | ||
| Arsenio Martínez Campos | ||
| Caetano Figueroa, Provisional Governor | ||
| Ramón Blanco y Erenas, marqués de Peña Plata | ||
| Luis Prendergast y Gordon, marqués de Victoria de las Tunas | ||
| Tomás y Regna, Provisional Governor | ||
| Ignacio María del Castillo | ||
| Ramón Fajardo | ||
| Emilio Calleja | ||
| Sabas Marín | ||
| Manuel Salamanca y Negrete | ||
| José Sánchez y Gómez, Provisional Governor | ||
| José Chinchilla | ||
| Camilo de Polavieja | ||
| Alejandro Rodríguez Arias | ||
| José Arderius, Provisional Governor | ||
| Emilio Calleja | ||
| Arsenio Martínez Campos | ||
| Sabas Marín, Provisional Governor | ||
| Valeriano Weyler, 1st Duke of Rubí | ||
| Ramón Blanco y Erenas, marqués de Peña Plata | ||
| Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos | ||
| American Suzerainty | ||
| John Ruller Brooke | ||
| Leonard Wood | ||
| Republic of Cuba | ||
| See List of Presidents of Cuba | ||
| American Occupation | ||
| William Howard Taft | provisional governor | |
| Charles Edward Magoon, | provisional governor | |
For continuation after independence see List of Presidents of Cuba
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