List of colonial governors of Fernando Póo
The following is a list of colonial governors of Fernando Póo. Fernando Pó (or Bioko) is an island 32 km off the west coast of Africa, specifically Cameroon, in the Gulf of Guinea. It is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. The island was inhabited in the middle of the first millennium BC by Bantu tribes from the mainland who formed the Bubi ethnic group. Unlike other islands in the area, Bioko had an indigenous African population. In 1472, the Portuguese navigator Fernão do Pó was the first European to visit the island.
List of Colonial Heads of Equatorial Guinea (Fernando Poo/Spanish Guinea)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 1494 to 1 June 1778 | ..., Governor | ||
| 1 June 1778 to 14 November 1778 | Felipe de Santos Toro, Governor | ||
| 14 November 1778 to 30 October 1780 | Primo de Rivera, Governor | ||
| 30 October 1780 to 27 October 1827 | vacant | ||
| Superintendents and Governors of Fernando Poo (30 June 1849-1855 also British Consuls of the Bight of Biafra, Nigeria) | |||
| 27 October 1827 to 1829 | William Fitzwilliam Owen, Superintendent | ||
| 1829 to 1830 | Edward Nicolls, Superintendent | 1st Term | |
| 1830 to 1832 | John Beecroft, acting Superintendent | 1st Term | |
| 1832 to 1833 | Edward Nicolls, Superintendent | 2nd Term | |
| 1833 to 10 June 1854 | John Beecroft, Superinrendent | 2nd Term | |
| 10 June 1854 to 1855 | James Lynslager, Superintendent | ||
| 1855 to 28 August 1858 | Domingo Mustrich, Governor | ||
| 28 August 1858 to 1 September 1859 | Carlos de Chacón y Michelena, Governor | ||
| 1 September 1859 to 30 June 1862 | José de la Gándara y Navarro, Governor | ||
| 30 June 1862 to 1 August 1865 | Pantaleón López Ayllón, Governor | ||
| 1 August 1865 to 31 August 1865 | Francisco Osorio, acting Governor | ||
| 31 August 1865 to 18 September 1865 | Félix Recio, acting Governor | 1st Term | |
| 18 September 1865 to 1 April 1868 | José Gómez Barreda, Governor | ||
| 1 April 1868 to 9 August 1868 | Félix Recio, acting Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 9 August 1868 to 18 July 1869 | Joaquín Souza Gallardo, Governor | ||
| 21 August 1869 to 11 September 1869 | Clemente Ramos, acting Governor | ||
| 11 September 1869 to 21 January 1870 | Manuel Vial, acting Governor | 1st Term | |
| 21 January 1870 to 11 June 1870 | Zoilo Sánchez Ocaña, Governor | ||
| 11 June 1870 to 16 August 1870 | Manuel Vial, acting Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 16 August 1870 to 14 February 1871 | Felipe C. Argüelles, acting Governor | 1st Term | |
| 14 February 1871 to 28 April 1871 | Federico Anrich, Governor | ||
| 28 April 1871 to 1 October 1871 | Felipe C. Argüelles, acting Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1 October 1871 to 23 June 1872 | Antonio Vivar, acting Governor | ||
| 23 June 1872 to 5 December 1872 | Pedro Osa, acting Governor | ||
| 5 December 1872 to 22 November 1874 | Ignacio García Tudela, Governor | ||
| 22 November 1874 to 22 January 1875 | Jacobo Varela, acting Governor | ||
| 22 January 1875 to 13 February 1877 | Diego Santisteban Chamorro, Governor | ||
| 13 February 1877 to 1 February 1879 | Alejandro Arias Salgado, Governor | ||
| 1 February 1879 to 21 April 1879 | Luis de la Pila, acting Governor | ||
| 21 April 1879 to 20 June 1879 | Juan Aguilar, acting Governor | ||
| 20 June 1879 to 24 July 1879 | José Montes de Oca, acting Governor | 1st time | |
| 24 July 1879 to 3 September 1880 | Enrique Santaló, Governor | ||
| 3 September 1880 to 24 January 1883 | José Montes de Oca, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 24 January 1883 to 25 January 1883 | Francisco Romera, acting Governor | ||
| 25 January 1883 to 28 December 1884 | Antonio Cano, Governor | ||
| 28 December 1884 to 28 January 1885 | Waldo Pérez Cossio, acting Governor | ||
| 28 January 1885 to 1 October 1887 | José Montes de Oca | 3rd Term | |
| 1 October 1887 to 8 November 1887 | Juan de la Rocha, acting Governor | ||
| 8 November 1887 to 4 February 1888 | Luis Navarro, Governor | ||
| 4 February 1888 to 20 April 1888 | José de Ibarra, acting | 1st Term | |
| 20 April 1888 to 21 April 1890 | Antonio Morena Guerra, Governor | ||
| 21 April 1890 to 4 November 1890 | José de Ibarra | 2nd Term | |
| 4 November 1890 to 22 December 1890 | José Gómez Barreda, Governor | ||
| 22 December 1890 to 24 December 1891 | José de Barrasa, Governor | ||
| 24 December 1891 to 10 April 1892 | Antonio Martínez, Governor | ||
| 10 April 1892 to 12 May 1893 | Eulogio Merchán, Governor | ||
| 12 May 1893 to 17 May 1893 | Dionisio Shelly, acting Governor | 1st Term | |
| 17 May 1893 to 1 June 1893 | Pio Porcell, acting Governor | ||
| 1 June 1893 to 29 July 1893 | Dionisio Shelly, acting Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 29 July 1893 to 16 February 1895 | José de la Puente Basseve, Governor | ||
| 16 February 1895 to 21 July 1895 | Agustín Cuesta, acting Governor | ||
| 21 July 1895 to 19 May 1897 | Adolfo de España y Gómez de Humarán, Governor | ||
| 19 May 1897 to 19 June 1897 | Armando Pontes, acting Governor | ||
| 19 June 1897 to 21 July 1897 | Mateo Mezquida, acting Governor | ||
| 21 July 1897 to 19 October 1897 | Manuel Rico, Governor | ||
| 19 October 1897 to 7 November 1899 | José Rodríguez Vera, Governor | ||
| 7 November 1899 to 30 November 1899 | Francisco Guarro, acting Governor | ||
| 30 November 1899 to 12 December 1899 | Guillermo Lacave, acting Governor | ||
| 14 December 1899 to 3 March 1901 | Francisco Dueñas, Governor | ||
| 3 March 1901 to 25 February 1905 | José de Ibarra Autrán, Governor | ||
| 25 February 1905 to 26 March 1906 | José Gómez de la Serna, Governor | ||
| 26 March 1906 to 20 September 1906 | Diego Saavedra y Magdalena, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 20 September 1906 to 18 February 1907 | Ángel Barrera y Luyando, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 18 February 1907 to 17 August 1908 | Luis Ramos Izquierdo y Vivar, Governor | ||
| 17 August 1908 to 30 September 1908 | Luis Dabán, acting Governor | ||
| 30 September 1908 to 19 October 1908 | Diego Saavedra y Magdalena, acting | 2nd time | |
| 19 October 1908 to 10 September 1910 | José Centeño Anchorena, Governor | ||
| 10 September 1910 to 8 February 1924 | Ángel Barrera y Luyando, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 8 February 1924 to 1926 | Carlos Tovar de Revilla, Governor | ||
| 1926 to 1931 | Miguel Núñez de Prado, Governor | ||
| 1931 to 1932 | Gustavo de Sostoa y Sthamer, Governor | ||
| 1933 to 1934 | Estanislao Lluesma García, Governor | ||
| 1934 to 1935 | Ángel Manzaneque Feltrer, Governor | ||
| 1935 to 1936 | Luis Sánchez Guerra Sáez, Governor | ||
| 1936 to 1937 | Manuel de Mendívil y Elfo, Governor | ||
| 1937 to 1941 | Juan Fontán y Lobé, Governor | ||
| 1941 to 1943 | Mariano Alonso Alonso, Governor | ||
| 1943 to 1949 | Juan Marián Bonelli Rubio, Governor | ||
| 1949 to 1962 | Faustino Ruíz González, Governor | ||
| 1962 to 15 December 1963 | Francisco Núñez Rodríguez, Governor | Becoming High Commissioner | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Self-rule | ||
| 15 December 1963 to 1964 | Francisco Núñez Rodríguez, High Commissioner | Hitherto Governor | |
| 1964 to 1966 | Pedro Latorre Alcubierre, High Commissioner | ||
| 1966 to 12 October 1968 | Víctor Suances Díaz del Río, High Commissioner | ||
| 12 October 1968 | Independence as Republic of Equatorial Guinea | ||
For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of Equatorial Guinea
See also
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