This is a list of colonial heads of Cuba.
Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
TenureIncumbentNotesViceroy of the IndiesSecretary of the IndiesValido Secretary of the Universal Bureau
First Secretary of StateRegentMonarchSpanish SuzeraintyGovernors11511 to 12 June 1524 Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar Diego Columbus Vacant (Overseas Affairs hold by the President of the Council of the Indies)No validoFerdinand II of Aragón In absence of Joanna of Castile, where its confinedJoanna Co-monarch with his son Charles since 1516Cardinal Cisneros No regentCharles I Governor of New SpainHernán Cortés Cristóbal de la Tapia Hernán Cortés 212 June 1524 to 14 March 1525Manuel de Rojas y CordovaAlonso de EstradaRodrigo de AlbornozAlonso de Zuazo Gonzalo de SalazarPedro Almíndez ChirinoAlonso de Zuazo Gonzalo de SalazarPedro Almíndez ChirinoAlonso de EstradaRodrigo de AlbornozAlonso de Zuazo 314 March 1525 to 27 April 1526 Juan de Altamarino Gonzalo de SalazarPedro Almíndez ChirinoAlonso de Zuazo Gonzalo de SalazarPedro Almíndez Chirino Alonso de EstradaRodrigo de Albornoz 427 April 1526 to 6 November 1531 Gonzalo Nuño de Guzmán Hernán Cortés Luis Ponce de León Marcos de Aguilar Alonso de EstradaGonzalo de SandovalLuis de la Torre Alonso de EstradaLuis de la Torre Nuño Beltrán de GuzmánJuan Ortiz de MatienzoDiego Delgadillo Juan Ortiz de MatienzoDiego Delgadillo Sebastián Ramírez de FuenlealVasco de QuirogaJuan de Salmerón Alonso de MaldonadoFrancisco Ceinos 57 November 1531 to 7 September 1532 Juan de Vadillo 61 March 1532 to 1 February 1534 Manuel de Rojas y Cordova 728 March 1535 to 1537Gonzalo Nuño de GuzmánViceroy of New SpainAntonio de Mendoza 820 March 1537 to 12 May 1539 Hernando de Soto912 May 1539 to 1544 Isabel de Bobadilla Wife of Hernando de Soto101544 to 5 June 1546 Juanes de Ávila115 June 1546 to 1548 Antonio de Cháves 121549 to 8 March 1555 Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo Luis de Velasco 131556 to 1565 Diego de Mazariegos Philip II Francisco Ceinos 1419 September 1565 to 24 November 1567 Francisco García Osorio Gastón Carrillo de Peralta Alonso Muñoz Luis Carrillo 1524 November 1567 to 16 September 1574 Pedro Menéndez de AvilésMartín Enríquez de Almanza 161572 to 1574 Sancho Pardo Donlebún171574 to 13 February 1577 Gabriel de Montalvo1813 February 1577 to 1579Francisco Carreño1927 April 1579 to 1 September 1579 Gaspar de Torres 201580 to 1589Gabriel de LujánLorenzo Suárez de Mendoza Luis de Villanueva y Zapata Pedro de Moya y Contrerás Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga 2131 March 1589 to April 1595 Juan de TejedaLuis de Velasco, Marquess of Salinas 22April 1593 to 20 June 1602 Juan Maldonaldo Barnuevo Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca Duke of Lerma <ref name=":4" group="note">As valido of the King of Spain</ref> | rowspan="13" |Philip III |- valign="top" | rowspan="3" |23 | rowspan="3" |20 June 1602 to 16 June 1608|| rowspan="3" | Pedro de Valdez|| rowspan="3" | |- style="height:53px;" |Juan de Mendoza y Luna |- style="height:53px;" | rowspan="2" |Luis de Velasco, Marquess of Salinas |- valign="top" | rowspan="4" |24 | rowspan="4" |16 June 1608 to 1616|| rowspan="4" | Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda || rowspan="4" | |- |García Guerra |- |Pedro Otárola Diego Fernández de Córdoba 251616 to 6 June 1619 Sancho de Alquiza Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval 261619 to 1620Jerónimo de QueroPaz de Valecillo 2714 August 1620 to 16 March 1624Francisco de VenegasPhilip IV Baltasar de Zúñiga Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimental 2816 March 1624 to 16 June 1626Damián Velásquez de ContrerasCount-Duke of Olivares No viceroyRodrigo Pacheco y Osorio de Toledo 2916 June 1626 to 7 October 1630 Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera 307 October 1630 to 24 May 1634 Juan Bitrián de Viamonte y Navarra 3124 May 1634 to 1639 Francisco Riaño y Gamboa Lope Díez de Aux de Armendáriz 321639 to 1647 Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento Diego Roque López Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla Juan de Palapox y Mendoza García Sarmiento de Sotomayor Luis de Haro 331647 to 7 October 1653Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo, señor de la Villa de Santacruz de PinaresMarcos de Torres y RuedaMatías de Peralta Luis Enríquez de Guzmán Francisco Fernández de la Cueva 347 October 1653 to 1654 Francisco Xelder 351654 to 1656 Juan de Montanos Blázquez 361656 to 1658 Diego Rangel 371658 to 1663Juan de SalamancaJuan de Leyva de la Cerda No validoPersonalist government of Philip IV381663 to 30 July 1664 Rodrigo Flores de Aldana Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas 3930 July 1664 to 6 May 1670 Francisco Oregón y Gascón Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Juan Everardo Nithard Mariana of Austria As regent during the minority of his son, Charles IICharles II Fernando de Valenzuela 406 May 1670 to 31 August 1680 Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma Pedro Nuño ColónPayo Enríquez de Ribera Manrique No regentJohn Joseph of Austria As Chief Minister of SpainDuke of Medinaceli Tomás Antonio Manuel Lorenzo 4131 August 1680 to 2 July 1685 José Fernández Córdoba Ponce de León Count of Oropesa 422 July 1685 to 1687Manuel de Murguia y MenaRemoved from office for illicit tradeMelchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega 431687 to 1689 Diego Antonio de Viana y Hinojosa Gaspar Melchor Baltasar de la Cerda 441689 to 3 October 1695 Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas Cardinal Portocarrero453 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 GranadaJuan de Ortega Cano MontáñezJosé Sarmiento Valladares Count of Oropesa Cardinal PortocarreroCardinal PortocarreroDuring the illness of Charles IIGovernment Board of the Realms After the death of Charles IIVacantUntil the coronation of Philip of AnjouAntonio de Ubilla As Secretary of the Universal BureauPhilip V Juan de Ortega Cano MontáñezCardinal Portocarrero4620 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 officeFrancisco V Férnandez de la Cueva 4 December 1702 to 13 May 1706 Luis Chacón Nicolás Chirino Vandeval Interim governors military governor civil governorMarquess of Mejorada del Campo No regent4713 May 1706 to 8 July 1706 Pedro Álvarez de Villarín Died of yellow fever shortly after assuming office8 July 1706 to 18 January 1708 Luis Chacón Nicolás Chirino Vandeval Interim governors military governor civil governor4818 January 1708 to 18 February 1711Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres Former governor of Spanish FloridaFernando de Alencastre Noroña 4918 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 5014 February 1713 to 26 May 1716Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres Restored to officeManuel de Vadillo y Velasco José de Grimaldo Bernardo Tinajero de la Escalera No secretary5126 May 1716 to 23 August 1717Vicente de RajaBaltasar de Zúñiga Guzmán 23 August 1717 to 23 June 1718 Gómez Mazaver Ponce de León Provisional governor 5223 June 1718 to 29 September 1724 Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega Miguel Fernández Durán As Secretary of State for the Navy and the Indies of SpainAndres Matías de Pes Marzaraga Juan de Acuña y Bejarano No secretaryAntonio de Sopeña y Mioño Luis I Juan Bautista de Orendáin Philip V José de Grimaldo 5329 September 1724 to 18 March 1734 Dionisio Martínez de la Vega Baron Ripperda José de Grimaldo José de Patiño y Rosales Juan Bautista de Orendáin Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta 5418 March 1734 to 22 April 1746Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, Count of RevillagigedoJosé de Patiño y Rosales As First Secretary of State of SpainMateo Pablo Díaz de Lavandero Marquis of Villarias Marquis of Villarias Pedro de Castro Figueroa y Salazar Pedro Malo de Villavicencio Pedro Cebrián y Agustín Marquess of Ensenada 5522 April 1746 to 21 July 1746 Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Ferdinand VI 5621 July 1746 to 9 June 1747Diego PeñalosaJosé de Carvajal 579 June 1747 to 18 May 1760 Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega Duke of Huéscar Ricardo Wall Ricardo Wall As Secretary of State for the IndiesJulián de Arriaga Elisabeth Farnese Until the arrival of Charles IIICharles III No regentAgustín de Ahumada y Villalón Francisco Antonio de EchávarriFrancisco Cajigal de la Vega 18 May 1760 to 7 February 1761Pedro AlonsoProvisional governorJoaquín de Montserrat 587 February 1761 to 13 August 1762 Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna British SuzeraintySecretary of State for the Southern DepartmentPrime Minister59a13 August 1762 to 1 January 1763 George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle The Earl of Egremont John Stuart No regentGeorge III 60a1 January 1763 to 8 July 1763William KeppelGeorge Grenville Spanish Suzerainty (during the British occupation of La Habana)Viceroy of New SpainSecretary of State for the IndiesFirst Secretary of State597 September 1762 to 8 July 1763Fernando de Cagigal de la Vega, Marquess de Casa CagigalJoaquín de Montserrat Julián de Arriaga Ricardo Wall No regentCharles III Spanish SuzeraintyViceroy of New SpainSecretary of the IndiesFirst Secretary of State Prime Minister608 July 1763 to 27 June 1765 Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando, Count of RiclaJoaquín de Montserrat Julián de Arriaga Ricardo Wall No regentCharles III Jerónimo Grimaldi 6127 June 1765 to 13 July 1765 Diego Manrique 13 July 1765 to 19 March 1766 Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros Provisional governor6219 March 1766 to 14 August 1771 Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Henestrosa y Lasso de la VegaCarlos Francisco de Croix 6314 August 1771 to 18 November 1771 Diego José Navarro García de Valladares 1st Term (Provisional governor) 6418 November 1771 to 12 June 1777Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano, Marquis of la TorreAntonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa José de Gálvez Count of Floridablanca12 June 1777 to 12 February 1782 Diego José Navarro García de Valladares 2nd Term (Provisional governor) Francisco Romá y Rosell Martín de Mayorga Ferrer6512 February 1782 to 29 December 1782 Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat 6629 December 1782 to 4 February 1785 Luis de Unzaga y AmezagaMatías de Gálvez y GallardoVicente de Herrera y Rivero 674 February 1785 to 7 April 1785 Bernardo de Gálvez7 April 1785 to 28 December 1785Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del RincónProvisional governorBernardo de Gálvez y Madrid 6828 December 1785 to 18 April 1789 José Manuel de EzpeletaEusebio Sánchez Pareja y BeleñoAlonso Núñez de Haro y PeraltaCount of FloridablancaAntonio PorlierAs Secretary of State for Grace and Justice of Indies Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán As Secretary of State for War, Treasury, Commerce and Navigation of IndiesManuel Antonio Flórez Mandonaldo 6918 April 1789 to 8 July 1790 Domingo Cabello y Robles Provisional governorJuan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco Charles IV 708 July 1790 to 6 December 1796 Luis de las Casas y AragorriNo secretary (affairs of Indies distributed among different secretariats)Count of Aranda Manuel Godoy Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca 716 December 1796 to 13 May 1799Juan Procopio de Bassecourt Thieulaine y Bryas López de Ochoa, Count of Santa Clara Francisco Saavedra Miguel José de Azanza Mariano Luis de Urquijo 7213 May 1799 to 14 April 1812Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquis of SomeruelosPedro Cevallos Félix Berenguer de Marquina José de Iturrigaray Ferdinand VII Miguel José de Azanza