List of governors of Tangier
This is a list of governors of Tangier during the period when it was under European control.

List of governors of Tangier

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Table Section Text: This is a list of governors of Tangier during the period when it was under European control.

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes

Portuguese Suzerainty

28 August 1471 to 1484?	Rodrigo Afonso de Melo, 1st Count of Olivença, Governor

1484? to 1486	Manuel de Melo, Count of Olivença, Governor

1486 to 1489	João de Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca, Governor	1st Term

1487 to 1489	Fernão Martins Mascarenhas, Interim Governor

1489 to 1490	Manuel Pessanha, Interim Governor

1490? to 1501	Lopo Vaz de Azevedo, Governor

1501 to 1508	João de Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca, Governor	2nd Term

1508 to 1521	Duarte de Meneses, Governor	1st Term

1521 to 1522	Henrique de Meneses, Governor

1522 to 1533	Duarte de Meneses, from Évora, Governor

1533 to 1536	Gonçalo Mendes Sacoto, Governor

1536 to 1539	Duarte de Meneses, Governor	2nd Term

1539 to 1546	João de Meneses, Governor

1546 to 1548	Francisco Botelho, Governor

1548 to 1550	Pedro de Meneses, Governor

1550 to 1552	João Álvares de Azevedo, Governor

1552 to 1553	Luís de Loureiro, Governor

1553	Fernando de Menezes, Governor

1553 to 1554	Luís da Silva de Meneses, Governor

1554 to 1564	Bernardim de Carvalho, Governor

1564 to 1566	Lourenço de Távora, Governor

15 July 1566 to 1 August 1572	João de Meneses, Governor

1572 to 1573	Rui de Carvalho, Governor

1573 to 1574	Diogo Lopes da Franca, Governor

1574 to 15 August 1574	António of Portugal, Governor

1574 to 1578	Duarte de Meneses, Viceroy of Portuguese India, Governor

1578 to September 1578	Pedro da Silva, Governor

7 September 1578 to 25 July 1581	Jorge de Mendonça, Governor

25 July 1581 to 1590	Francisco de Almeida, Governor

1590 to June 1591	Belchior da França and Simão Lopes de Mendonça, Governors

17 June 1591 to 24 August 1599	Aires de Saldanha, Governor

24 August 1599 to 22 September 1605	António Pereira Lopes de Berredo, Governor

22 September 1605 to March 1610	Nuno de Mendonça, Governor

March 1610 to June 1614	Afonso de Noronha, Governor

June 1614 to October 1614	Luís de Meneses, 2nd Count of Tarouca, Governor

October 1614 to August 1615	Luís de Noronha, Governor

August 1615 to 22 December 1616	João Coutinho, 5th Count of Redondo, Governor

22 December 1616 to 1 July 1617	André Dias da França, Governor

1 July 1617 to 1621	Pedro Manuel, Governor

1621 to 13 March 1622	André Dias da França, Governor

13 March 1622 to July 1624	Jorge de Mascarenhas, Marquis of Montalvão, Governor

July 1624 to 14 May 1628	Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares, Governor

14 May 1628 to 18 June 1628	Galaaz Fernandes da Silveira, Governor

18 June 1628 to 1637	Fernando de Mascarenhas, Count of Torre, Governor

15 April 1637 to 24 August 1643	Rodrigo Lobo da Silveira, Governor

1643 to 16 April 1645	André Dias da França, Governor

16 April 1645 to 20 November 1649	Caetano Coutinho, Governor

20 November 1649 to January 1653	Luís Lobo, Baron of Alvito, Governor

January 1653 to 7 March 1656	Rodrigo de Lencastre, Governor

7 March 1656 to 1661	Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira, Governor

1661 to 29 January 1662	Luís de Almeida, 1st Count of Avintes Governor

English Suzerainty (see English Tangier)

29 January 1662 to 9 May 1663	Henry Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough, Governor

10 May 1663 1663 to 4 May 1664	Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot, Governor

4 May 1664 to 1664	Sir Tobias Bridge, Acting Governor

1664 to April 1665	John Fitzgerald, Governor

April 1665 to 1666	John, Baron Belasyse, Governor (unable to take oath of conformity)

1666 to 1669	Sir Henry Norwood, Governor

1669 to 1670	John Middleton, Earl of Middleton, Governor

1670 to 1672	Sir Hugh Chomondeley, acting Governor

1672 to July 1674	John Middleton, Earl of Middleton

July 1674 to March 1675	, acting Governor

March 1675 to 1680	William O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, Governor

1680 to 1680	Palmes Fairbourne, Governor

1680 to 1680	Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, died after appointment but before taking up position

1680 to October 1680	Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, died soon after taking up position as Governor

October 1680 to 28 December 1681	Sir Edward Sackville, Governor

28 December 1681 to 1683	Sir Percy Kirke, Governor

1683 to 6 February 1684	George Legge, Admiral Lord Dartmouth, Governor

6 February 1684	Re-incorporated into Morocco

Sentence(s)

Cholmeley was a Governor of Tangier.

final_sentence: Cholmeley was a Governor of Tangier.