Margarita Province

1840 map by Agostino Codazzi.

Margarita Province (1525 - 1864) was one of the provinces of the Spanish Empire, then one of the provinces of Gran Colombia, and later one of the Provinces of Venezuela. In Gran Colombia it belonged to the Orinoco Department which was created in 1824. With the creation of the States of Venezuela in 1864 it became Nueva Esparta.

Divisions

The Province was named for its most important part, Isla Margarita.

Capital: Asunción.

Cantons:

Governors

A partial list of governors:

TermGovernorNotes and sources
1595Francisco Gutiérrez Flores[1]
1619-1626Andrés Rodríguez VillegasGovernor and captain-general[2]
1626-1630Garcia Álvarez de Figueroa[2][3]
1630-1638Juan de EulateGovernor from 1630 to 1638 before retiring to Spain.[4]
1638-1642Juan Luis de CamarenaGovernor from 18 February 1638 until 1642. Died in office.[5]
1643-1649Francisco de Santillán y ArgoteGovernor from 13 April 1643 to 23 March 1649.[5]
Fernando de Mendoza Mate de LunaFollowed Santillán y Argote[5]
1668-1671Martin de Tellerfa[6]
1671-1676Francisco Mejía y AlarcónAppointed governor of Margarita in January 1672.[7]
1676-1681Juan Muñoz GadeaAppointed governor on 25 November 1676.[8]
1681-1683Juan Fermín de Huidobro
1683-1685Juan Muñoz GadeaSecond term
1686-1688Martín Cabeza de Vaca[6]
1688-1690Sancho de Zapata de Mendoza[6]
1692-1699José Leoz y Echalaz[6]
1699-1706Diego Suinaga y OrbeaAppointed governor in 1699[9][6]
1713-1718Diego Antonio de Molina MiñanoNombrado Gobernador y Capitán General 23 August 1712, tomó posesión ele 11 October 1713. Cesó en enel cargo October 1718.[10]
1718-1723José AriasFue Gobernador y Capitán General del 26 Junio 1717 a 2 octubre 1723.[11]
1724-Juan de Vera y FajardoNombrado Gobernador y Capitán General el 1 June 1724[12]
1746-1750José Longar y Cobián[6]
1750-1756Joaquín Moreno de Mendoza[6]
1757-1764Alonso de Rio y Castro[6]
1764-1776José de Matos y Rabel[6]
1776-1785Félix Francisco Bejarano[6]
1785-1792Miguel González Dávila[6]
1793-1796Juan de Dios Valdés de Yarza[6]

References

Citations

Sources

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  • Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos (1958). Anuario de estudios americanos. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  • Hendricks, Rick (2012). "Governor Juan de Eulate, 1618-1625: Another Look". New Mexico State Record Center and Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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  • "Historia del Municipio Arismendi". Buenos Tareas. November 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
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[12]Archivo General de Indias, CONTRATACIÓN, 5469, Nº 2, R54

Coordinates: 11°02′N 63°51′W / 11.033°N 63.850°W / 11.033; -63.850


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