# Governor-General of the Philippines

The governor-general of the Philippines (Tagalog: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Gobernador General de Filipinas; Japanese: フィリピン総督, romanized: Firipin sōtoku) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, first by the Spanish in Mexico City and later Madrid as "Captain General"– Spanish: Capitán General de Filipinas, Filipino: Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas) from 1565–1898 and the United States (1898–1946), and briefly by Great Britain (1762–1764) and Japan (1942–1945). They were also the representative of the executive of the ruling power.
On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established as a transitional government to prepare the country for independence from American control. The governor-general was replaced by an elected Filipino president of the Philippine Commonwealth, as the chief executive of the Philippines, taking over many of the duties of the governor-general. The former American governor-general then became known as the high commissioner to the Philippines.
From 1565 to 1898, the Philippines was under Spanish rule. From 1565 to 1821, the governor and captain-general was appointed by the viceroy of New Spain upon recommendation of the Spanish Cortes and governed on behalf of the monarch of Spain to govern the Captaincy General of the Philippines. When there was a vacancy (e.g. death, or during the transitional period between governors), the Real Audiencia in Manila appointed a temporary governor from among its members.
After Mexico won its independence in 1821, the country was no longer under the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico) and administrative affairs formerly handled by New Spain were transferred to Madrid and placed directly under the Spanish Crown.

## Under New Spain (1565–1764)

| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Viceroy of New Spain | Monarch |
| 1 | Miguel López de Legazpi (1502–1572) | April 27, 1565 | August 20, 1572 | Francisco Ceinos Dean of the Audiencia (1564–1566) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 1 | Miguel López de Legazpi (1502–1572) | April 27, 1565 | August 20, 1572 | Gastón de Peralta 3rd Marquess of Falces (1566–1567) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 1 | Miguel López de Legazpi (1502–1572) | April 27, 1565 | August 20, 1572 | Alonso Muñoz and Luis Carrillo (1567–1568) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 1 | Miguel López de Legazpi (1502–1572) | April 27, 1565 | August 20, 1572 | Alonso Muñoz (1568) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 1 | Miguel López de Legazpi (1502–1572) | April 27, 1565 | August 20, 1572 | Francisco Ceinos Dean of the Audiencia (1564–1566) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 1 | Miguel López de Legazpi (1502–1572) | April 27, 1565 | August 20, 1572 | Martín Enríquez de Almanza (1568–1580) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 2 | Guido de Lavezaris (1512–1581) | August 20, 1572 | August 25, 1575 | Martín Enríquez de Almanza (1568–1580) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 3 | Francisco de Sande (1540–1602) | August 25, 1575 | April 1580 | Martín Enríquez de Almanza (1568–1580) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 4 | Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa (died 1583) | April 1580 | March 10, 1583 | Martín Enríquez de Almanza (1568–1580) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 4 | Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa (died 1583) | April 1580 | March 10, 1583 | Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza 5th Count of Coruña (1580–1583) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 5 | Diego Ronquillo Acting Governor-General | March 10, 1583 | May 16, 1584 | Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza 5th Count of Coruña (1580–1583) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 5 | Diego Ronquillo Acting Governor-General | March 10, 1583 | May 16, 1584 | Luis de Villanueva y Zapata Dean of the Audiencia (1583–1584) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 6 | Santiago de Vera (died 1606) | May 16, 1584 | May 1590 | Luis de Villanueva y Zapata Dean of the Audiencia (1583–1584) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 6 | Santiago de Vera (died 1606) | May 16, 1584 | May 1590 | Pedro Moya de Contreras Archbishop of Mexico (1584–1585) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 6 | Santiago de Vera (died 1606) | May 16, 1584 | May 1590 | Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga 1st Marquess of Villamanrique (1585–1590) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 6 | Santiago de Vera (died 1606) | May 16, 1584 | May 1590 | Luis de Velasco 1st Marquess of Salinas (1590–1595) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 7 | Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas (1519–1593) | June 1, 1590 | October 25, 1593 | Luis de Velasco 1st Marquess of Salinas (1590–1595) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 8 | Pedro de Rojas Acting Governor-General | October 1593 | December 3, 1593 | Luis de Velasco 1st Marquess of Salinas (1590–1595) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 9 | Luis Pérez Dasmariñas (1567/1568–1603) | December 3, 1593 | July 14, 1596 | Luis de Velasco 1st Marquess of Salinas (1590–1595) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 9 | Luis Pérez Dasmariñas (1567/1568–1603) | December 3, 1593 | July 14, 1596 | Gaspar de Zúñiga 5th Count of Monterrey (1595–1603) | Philip II (1554–1598) |
| 9 | Luis Pérez Dasmariñas (1567/1568–1603) | December 3, 1593 | July 14, 1596 | Gaspar de Zúñiga 5th Count of Monterrey (1595–1603) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 10 | Francisco de Tello de Guzmán (1532–1603) | July 14, 1596 | May 1602 | Gaspar de Zúñiga 5th Count of Monterrey (1595–1603) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 11 | Pedro Bravo de Acuña (died 1606) | May 1602 | June 24, 1606 | Gaspar de Zúñiga 5th Count of Monterrey (1595–1603) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 11 | Pedro Bravo de Acuña (died 1606) | May 1602 | June 24, 1606 | Juan de Mendoza y Luna 3rd Marquess of Montesclaros (1603–1607) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 12 | Cristóbal Téllez Almazán Real Audiencia (died 1612) | June 24, 1606 | June 15, 1608 | Juan de Mendoza y Luna 3rd Marquess of Montesclaros (1603–1607) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 12 | Cristóbal Téllez Almazán Real Audiencia (died 1612) | June 24, 1606 | June 15, 1608 | Luis de Velasco 1st Marquess of Salinas (1607–1611) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 13 | Rodrigo de Vivero Acting Governor-General (1564–1636) | June 15, 1608 | April 1609 | Luis de Velasco 1st Marquess of Salinas (1607–1611) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 14 | Juan de Silva (died 1616) | April 1609 | April 19, 1616 | Luis de Velasco 1st Marquess of Salinas (1607–1611) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 14 | Juan de Silva (died 1616) | April 1609 | April 19, 1616 | García Guerra Archbishop of Mexico (1611–1612) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 14 | Juan de Silva (died 1616) | April 1609 | April 19, 1616 | Pedro Otárola Dean of the Audiencia (1612) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 14 | Juan de Silva (died 1616) | April 1609 | April 19, 1616 | Diego Fernández de Córdoba 1st Marquess of Guadalcázar (1612–1621) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 15 | Andrés de Alcaraz Real Audiencia | April 19, 1616 | July 3, 1618 | Diego Fernández de Córdoba 1st Marquess of Guadalcázar (1612–1621) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 16 | Alonso Fajardo de Tenza (died 1624) | July 3, 1618 | July 1624 | Diego Fernández de Córdoba 1st Marquess of Guadalcázar (1612–1621) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 16 | Alonso Fajardo de Tenza (died 1624) | July 3, 1618 | July 1624 | Paz de Valecillo Dean of the Audiencia (1621) | Philip III (1598–1621) |
| 16 | Alonso Fajardo de Tenza (died 1624) | July 3, 1618 | July 1624 | Paz de Valecillo Dean of the Audiencia (1621) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 16 | Alonso Fajardo de Tenza (died 1624) | July 3, 1618 | July 1624 | Diego Carrillo de Mendoza 1st Marquess of Gélves (1621–1624) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 17 | Jeronimo de Silva Real Audiencia | July 1624 | June 1625 | Diego Carrillo de Mendoza 1st Marquess of Gélves (1621–1624) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 17 | Jeronimo de Silva Real Audiencia | July 1624 | June 1625 | Rodrigo Pacheco 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (1624–1635) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 18 | Fernándo de Silva Acting Governor-General} | June 1625 | June 29, 1626 | Rodrigo Pacheco 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (1624–1635) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 19 | Juan Niño de Tabora (died 1632) | June 29, 1626 | July 22, 1632 | Rodrigo Pacheco 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (1624–1635) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 20 | Lorenzo de Olaso Real Audiencia | July 22, 1632 | 1633 | Rodrigo Pacheco 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (1624–1635) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 21 | Juan Cerezo de Salamanca Acting Governor-General | August 29, 1633 | June 25, 1635 | Rodrigo Pacheco 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (1624–1635) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 22 | Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera (1587–1660) | June 25, 1635 | August 11, 1644 | Rodrigo Pacheco 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (1624–1635) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 22 | Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera (1587–1660) | June 25, 1635 | August 11, 1644 | Lope Díez de Armendáriz 1st Marquess of Cadreita (1635–1640) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 22 | Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera (1587–1660) | June 25, 1635 | August 11, 1644 | Diego López Pacheco 7th Duke of Escalona (1640–1642) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 22 | Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera (1587–1660) | June 25, 1635 | August 11, 1644 | Juan de Palafox y Mendoza Bishop of Puebla (1642) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 22 | Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera (1587–1660) | June 25, 1635 | August 11, 1644 | García Sarmiento de Sotomayor 2nd Count of Salvatierra (1642–1648) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 23 | Diego Fajardo Chacón | August 11, 1644 | July 25, 1653 | García Sarmiento de Sotomayor 2nd Count of Salvatierra (1642–1648) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 23 | Diego Fajardo Chacón | August 11, 1644 | July 25, 1653 | Marcos de Torres y Rueda Bishop of Yucatan (1648–1649) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 23 | Diego Fajardo Chacón | August 11, 1644 | July 25, 1653 | Matías de Peralta Dean of the Audiencia (1649–1650) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 23 | Diego Fajardo Chacón | August 11, 1644 | July 25, 1653 | Luis Enríquez de Guzmán 9th Count of Alba de Liste (1650–1653) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 24 | Sabiniano Manrique de Lara (1606–1679) | July 25, 1653 | September 8, 1663 | Luis Enríquez de Guzmán 9th Count of Alba de Liste (1650–1653) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 24 | Sabiniano Manrique de Lara (1606–1679) | July 25, 1653 | September 8, 1663 | Francisco Fernández de la Cueva 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1653–1660) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 24 | Sabiniano Manrique de Lara (1606–1679) | July 25, 1653 | September 8, 1663 | Juan Francisco Leiva y de la Cerda 5th Marquess of Adrada (1660–1664) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 25 | Diego de Salcedo | September 8, 1663 | September 28, 1668 | Juan Francisco Leiva y de la Cerda 5th Marquess of Adrada (1660–1664) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 25 | Diego de Salcedo | September 8, 1663 | September 28, 1668 | Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas Bishop of Puebla (1664) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 25 | Diego de Salcedo | September 8, 1663 | September 28, 1668 | Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo 2nd Marquess of Mancera (1664–1673) | Philip IV (1621–1665) |
| 25 | Diego de Salcedo | September 8, 1663 | September 28, 1668 | Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo 2nd Marquess of Mancera (1664–1673) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 26 | Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz Acting Governor-General (died 1669) | September 28, 1668 | September 24, 1669 | Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo 2nd Marquess of Mancera (1664–1673) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 27 | Manuel de León | September 24, 1669 | September 21, 1677 | Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo 2nd Marquess of Mancera (1664–1673) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 27 | Manuel de León | September 24, 1669 | September 21, 1677 | Payo Enríquez de Rivera Bishop of Puebla and Archbishop of Mexico (1673–1680) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 28 | Francisco Coloma y Maceda Real Audiencia (1617–1677) | April 11, 1677 | September 25, 1677 | Payo Enríquez de Rivera Bishop of Puebla and Archbishop of Mexico (1673–1680) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 29 | Francisco de Montemayor y Mansilla Real Audiencia | September 21, 1677 | September 28, 1678 | Payo Enríquez de Rivera Bishop of Puebla and Archbishop of Mexico (1673–1680) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 30 | Juan de Vargas Hurtado | September 28, 1678 | August 24, 1684 | Payo Enríquez de Rivera Bishop of Puebla and Archbishop of Mexico (1673–1680) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 30 | Juan de Vargas Hurtado | September 28, 1678 | August 24, 1684 | Tomás de la Cerda 3rd Marquess of la Laguna de Camero Viejo (1680–1686) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 31 | Gabriel de Curucealegui y Arriola | August 24, 1684 | April 1689 | Tomás de la Cerda 3rd Marquess of la Laguna de Camero Viejo (1680–1686) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 31 | Gabriel de Curucealegui y Arriola | August 24, 1684 | April 1689 | Melchor Portocarrero 3rd Count of Monclova (1686–1688) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 31 | Gabriel de Curucealegui y Arriola | August 24, 1684 | April 1689 | Gaspar de la Cerda 8th Count of Galve (1688–1696) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 32 | Alonso de Abella Fuertes Real Audiencia | April 1689 | July 1690 | Gaspar de la Cerda 8th Count of Galve (1688–1696) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 33 | Fausto Cruzat y Góngora (died 1702) | July 25, 1690 | December 8, 1701 | Gaspar de la Cerda 8th Count of Galve (1688–1696) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 33 | Fausto Cruzat y Góngora (died 1702) | July 25, 1690 | December 8, 1701 | Juan Ortega y Montañés Bishop of Durango, Bishop of Guatemala, Bishop of Michoacán and Archbishop of Mexico (1696) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 33 | Fausto Cruzat y Góngora (died 1702) | July 25, 1690 | December 8, 1701 | José Sarmiento de Valladares 1st Duke of Atrisco (1696–1701) | Charles II (1665–1700) |
| 33 | Fausto Cruzat y Góngora (died 1702) | July 25, 1690 | December 8, 1701 | José Sarmiento de Valladares 1st Duke of Atrisco (1696–1701) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 33 | Fausto Cruzat y Góngora (died 1702) | July 25, 1690 | December 8, 1701 | Juan Ortega y Montañés Archbishop of Mexico (1701–1702) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 34 | Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri | December 8, 1701 | August 25, 1709 | Juan Ortega y Montañés Archbishop of Mexico (1701–1702) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 34 | Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri | December 8, 1701 | August 25, 1709 | Francisco Fernández de la Cueva 1st Duke of Alburquerque (1702–1710) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 35 | Martín de Ursúa' y Arismendi [1st Count of Lizárraga] (1653–1715) | August 25, 1709 | February 4, 1715 | Francisco Fernández de la Cueva 1st Duke of Alburquerque (1702–1710) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 35 | Martín de Ursúa' y Arismendi [1st Count of Lizárraga] (1653–1715) | August 25, 1709 | February 4, 1715 | Fernando de Alencastre 1st Duke of Linares (1710–1716) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 36 | José Torralba Real Audiencia (1653–1726) | February 4, 1715 | August 9, 1717 | Fernando de Alencastre 1st Duke of Linares (1710–1716) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 36 | José Torralba Real Audiencia (1653–1726) | February 4, 1715 | August 9, 1717 | Baltasar de Zúñiga 1st Duke of Arión (1716–1722) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 37 | Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda (died 1719) | August 9, 1717 | October 11, 1719 | Baltasar de Zúñiga 1st Duke of Arión (1716–1722) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 38 | Francisco de la Cuesta Archbishop of Manila Acting Governor-General (1661–1724) | October 11, 1719 | August 6, 1721 | Baltasar de Zúñiga 1st Duke of Arión (1716–1722) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 39 | Toribio de Cossío | August 6, 1721 | August 14, 1729 | Baltasar de Zúñiga 1st Duke of Arión (1716–1722) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 39 | Toribio de Cossío | August 6, 1721 | August 14, 1729 | Juan de Acuña 1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte (1722–1734) | Philip V (1700–1724) |
| 39 | Toribio de Cossío | August 6, 1721 | August 14, 1729 | Juan de Acuña 1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte (1722–1734) | Louis I (1724) |
| 39 | Toribio de Cossío | August 6, 1721 | August 14, 1729 | Juan de Acuña 1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte (1722–1734) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 40 | Fernándo Valdés Tamón | August 14, 1729 | July 1739 | Juan de Acuña 1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte (1722–1734) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 40 | Fernándo Valdés Tamón | August 14, 1729 | July 1739 | Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta Archbishop of Mexico (1734–1740) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 41 | Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala (died 1745) | July 1739 | September 21, 1745 | Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta Archbishop of Mexico (1734–1740) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 41 | Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala (died 1745) | July 1739 | September 21, 1745 | Pedro de Castro 1st Duke of la Conquista (1740–1741) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 41 | Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala (died 1745) | July 1739 | September 21, 1745 | Pedro Malo de Villavicencio President of the Audiencia (1741–1742) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 41 | Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala (died 1745) | July 1739 | September 21, 1745 | Pedro Cebrián 5th Count of Fuenclara (1742–1746) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 42 | Juan de Arechederra Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia Acting Governor-General (1681–1751) | September 21, 1745 | July 20, 1750 | Pedro Cebrián 5th Count of Fuenclara (1742–1746) | Philip V (1724–1746) |
| 42 | Juan de Arechederra Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia Acting Governor-General (1681–1751) | September 21, 1745 | July 20, 1750 | Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas 1st Count of Revillagigedo (1746–1755) | Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) |
| 43 | Francisco José de Ovando 1st Marquess of Brindisi (1693–1755) | July 20, 1750 | July 26, 1754 | Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas 1st Count of Revillagigedo (1746–1755) | Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) |
| 44 | Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban (1699–1759) | July 26, 1754 | May 31, 1759 | Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas 1st Count of Revillagigedo (1746–1755) | Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) |
| 44 | Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban (1699–1759) | July 26, 1754 | May 31, 1759 | Agustín de Ahumada 2nd Marquess of Amarillas (1755–1760) | Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) |
| 45 | Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta Bishop of Cebu Acting Governor-General (1701–1771) | June 1759 | May 31, 1761 | Agustín de Ahumada 2nd Marquess of Amarillas (1755–1760) | Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) |
| 45 | Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta Bishop of Cebu Acting Governor-General (1701–1771) | June 1759 | May 31, 1761 | Agustín de Ahumada 2nd Marquess of Amarillas (1755–1760) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 45 | Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta Bishop of Cebu Acting Governor-General (1701–1771) | June 1759 | May 31, 1761 | Francisco Antonio de Echávarri Dean of the Audiencia (1760) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 45 | Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta Bishop of Cebu Acting Governor-General (1701–1771) | June 1759 | May 31, 1761 | Francisco Cajigal de la Vega (1760) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 45 | Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta Bishop of Cebu Acting Governor-General (1701–1771) | June 1759 | May 31, 1761 | Joaquín de Montserrat 1st Marquess of Cruillas (1760–1766) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 46 | Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra Archbishop of Manila Acting Governor-General (1708–1764) | July 1761 | October 6, 1762 | Joaquín de Montserrat 1st Marquess of Cruillas (1760–1766) | Charles III (1759–1788) |

## British occupation of Manila (1762–1764)

After the Spanish defeat at the Battle of Manila in 1762, the Philippines was briefly governed simultaneously by two Governors-General, one of the Spanish Empire and one of the British Empire.
Great Britain shortly occupied Manila and the naval port of Cavite as part of the Seven Years' War, while the Spanish Governor-General set up a provisional government in Bacolor, Pampanga to continue administering the rest of the archipelago.

### British governor-general

| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Prime Minister | Monarch |
| 46a | Dawsonne Drake (1724–1784) | November 2, 1762 | May 31, 1764 | The Earl of Egremont (1710–1763) | The Earl of Bute (1713–1792) | George III (1760–1820) |
| 46a | Dawsonne Drake (1724–1784) | November 2, 1762 | May 31, 1764 | The Earl of Halifax (1716–1771) | The Earl of Bute (1713–1792) | George III (1760–1820) |
| 46a | Dawsonne Drake (1724–1784) | November 2, 1762 | May 31, 1764 | The Earl of Halifax (1716–1771) | George Grenville (1712–1770) | George III (1760–1820) |

### Spanish governor-general

| No. | Portrait | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Secretary of State for Indies | First Secretary of State | Viceroy of New Spain | Monarch |
| 47 | | Simón de Anda y Salazar (1709–1776) | October 6, 1762 | February 10, 1764 | Julián Arriaga y Ribera (1754–1776) | Ricardo Wall (1754–1763) | Joaquín de Montserrat 1st Marquess of Cruillas (1760–1766) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 47 | | Simón de Anda y Salazar (1709–1776) | October 6, 1762 | February 10, 1764 | Julián Arriaga y Ribera (1754–1776) | Jerónimo Grimaldi (1763–1777) | Joaquín de Montserrat 1st Marquess of Cruillas (1760–1766) | Charles III (1759–1788) |

## Under New Spain (1764–1821)

After the British returned Manila to the Spanish in 1764, the Spanish Governor-General Francisco Javier de la Torre resumed administration of the Philippines under the authority of the Viceroy of New Spain in modern-day Mexico (New Spain) as part of the Spanish Empire.
The Philippines, along with the rest of the Spanish Empire, became part of the First French Empire in 1808 after Napoleon overthrew Ferdinand VII and installed Joseph Bonaparte as king until his abdication in 1813, as part of a disastrous consequence of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, the Peninsular Wars, particularly the Battle of Vitoria, and of forming the Sixth Coalition.
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Viceroy of New Spain | Monarch |
| 48 | Francisco Javier de la Torre Acting Governor-General | March 17, 1764 | July 6, 1765 | Joaquín de Montserrat 1st Marquess of Cruillas (1760–1766) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 49 | José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez (1700–1773) | July 6, 1765 | July 1770 | Joaquín de Montserrat 1st Marquess of Cruillas (1760–1766) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 49 | José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez (1700–1773) | July 6, 1765 | July 1770 | Carlos Francisco de Croix 1st Marquess of Croix (1766–1771) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| (47) | Simón de Anda y Salazar (1709–1776) | July 1770 | October 30, 1776 | Carlos Francisco de Croix 1st Marquess of Croix (1766–1771) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| (47) | Simón de Anda y Salazar (1709–1776) | July 1770 | October 30, 1776 | Antonio María de Bucareli (1771–1779) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 50 | Pedro Sarrió Acting Governor-General | October 30, 1776 | July 1778 | Antonio María de Bucareli (1771–1779) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Antonio María de Bucareli (1771–1779) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Francisco Romá y Rosell Regent of the Audiencia (1779) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Martín de Mayorga Captain General of Guatemala (1779–1783) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo Captain General of Guatemala (1783–1784) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Vicente de Herrera y Rivero Regent of the Audiencia (1784–1785) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Bernardo de Gálvez 1st Count of Gálvez (1785–1786) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Eusebio Sánchez Pareja Regent of the Audiencia (1786–1787) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta Archbishop of Mexico (1787) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | José Basco y Vargas (1733–1805) | July 1778 | September 22, 1787 | Manuel Antonio Flórez (1787–1789) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| (50) | Pedro Sarrió Acting Governor-General | September 22, 1787 | July 1, 1788 | Manuel Antonio Flórez (1787–1789) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | Félix Berenguer de Marquina (1733–1826) | July 1, 1788 | September 1, 1793 | Manuel Antonio Flórez (1787–1789) | Charles III (1759–1788) |
| 51 | Félix Berenguer de Marquina (1733–1826) | July 1, 1788 | September 1, 1793 | Manuel Antonio Flórez (1787–1789) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 51 | Félix Berenguer de Marquina (1733–1826) | July 1, 1788 | September 1, 1793 | Juan Vicente de Güemes 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (1789–1794) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 52 | Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León (1737–1806) | September 1, 1793 | August 7, 1806 | Juan Vicente de Güemes 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (1789–1794) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 52 | Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León (1737–1806) | September 1, 1793 | August 7, 1806 | Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca 1st Marquess of Branciforte (1794–1798) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 52 | Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León (1737–1806) | September 1, 1793 | August 7, 1806 | Miguel José de Azanza 1st Duke of Santa Fe (1798–1800) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 52 | Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León (1737–1806) | September 1, 1793 | August 7, 1806 | Félix Berenguer de Marquina (1800–1803) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 52 | Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León (1737–1806) | September 1, 1793 | August 7, 1806 | José de Iturrigaray (1803–1808) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 53 | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | August 7, 1806 | March 4, 1810 | José de Iturrigaray (1803–1808) | Charles IV (1788–1808) |
| 53 | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | August 7, 1806 | March 4, 1810 | José de Iturrigaray (1803–1808) | Ferdinand VII (1808) |
| 53 | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | August 7, 1806 | March 4, 1810 | José de Iturrigaray (1803–1808) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 53 | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | August 7, 1806 | March 4, 1810 | Pedro de Garibay (1808–1809) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 53 | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | August 7, 1806 | March 4, 1810 | Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont Archbishop of Mexico (1809–1810) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 54 | Manuel González de Aguilar | March 4, 1810 | September 4, 1813 | Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont Archbishop of Mexico (1809–1810) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 54 | Manuel González de Aguilar | March 4, 1810 | September 4, 1813 | Pedro Catani (1810) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 54 | Manuel González de Aguilar | March 4, 1810 | September 4, 1813 | Francisco Javier Venegas 1st Marquess of Reunión and New Spain (1810–1813) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 54 | Manuel González de Aguilar | March 4, 1810 | September 4, 1813 | Félix María Calleja del Rey 1st Count of Calderón (1813–1816) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 55 | José de Gardoqui y Jarabeitia | September 4, 1813 | December 10, 1816 | Félix María Calleja del Rey 1st Count of Calderón (1813–1816) | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) |
| 55 | José de Gardoqui y Jarabeitia | September 4, 1813 | December 10, 1816 | Félix María Calleja del Rey 1st Count of Calderón (1813–1816) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| 55 | José de Gardoqui y Jarabeitia | September 4, 1813 | December 10, 1816 | Juan Ruiz de Apodaca 1st Count of Venadito (1816–1821) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| (53) | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | December 10, 1816 | September 15, 1821 | Juan Ruiz de Apodaca 1st Count of Venadito (1816–1821) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| (53) | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | December 10, 1816 | September 15, 1821 | Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo (1821) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| (53) | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | December 10, 1816 | September 15, 1821 | Juan O'Donojú (1821) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |

## Direct Spanish control (1821–1899)

After the 1821 Mexican War of Independence, Mexico became independent and was no longer part of the Spanish Empire. The Viceroyalty of New Spain ceased to exist. The Philippines, as a result, was directly governed from Madrid, under the Spanish Crown.
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Minister of Overseas | Monarch |
| (53) | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | September 16, 1821 | October 30, 1822 | Ramón López-Pelegrín (1821–1822) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| (53) | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | September 16, 1821 | October 30, 1822 | Manuel de la Bodega Mollinedo (1822) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| (53) | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | September 16, 1821 | October 30, 1822 | Diego Clemencín (1822) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| | Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Acting Governor-General (1766–1823) | September 16, 1821 | October 30, 1822 | José Manuel de Vadillo (1822–1823) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| 54 | Juan Antonio Martínez | October 30, 1822 | October 14, 1825 | José Manuel de Vadillo (1822–1823) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| 54 | Juan Antonio Martínez | October 30, 1822 | October 14, 1825 | Pedro Urquinaona (1823) | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| 54 | Juan Antonio Martínez | October 30, 1822 | October 14, 1825 | Francisco de Paula Ossorio y Vargas (1823) Interim | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| | Juan Antonio Martínez | October 30, 1822 | October 14, 1825 | No minister | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| 55 | Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca (1776–1846) | October 14, 1825 | December 23, 1830 | No minister | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| 56 | Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo (1772–1836) | December 23, 1830 | March 1, 1835 | No minister | Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) |
| 56 | Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo (1772–1836) | December 23, 1830 | March 1, 1835 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 57 | Gabriel de Torres | March 1, 1835 | April 23, 1835 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 58 | Joaquín de Crame Acting Governor-General | April 23, 1835 | September 9, 1835 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 59 | Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona Acting Governor-General | September 9, 1835 | August 27, 1837 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona Acting Governor-General | September 9, 1835 | August 27, 1837 | Depending on the Minister of the Navy | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 60 | Andrés García Camba (1793–1861) | August 27, 1837 | December 29, 1838 | Depending on the Minister of the Navy | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 61 | Luis Lardizábal | December 29, 1838 | February 14, 1841 | Depending on the Minister of the Navy | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 62 | Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri (1788–1851) | February 14, 1841 | June 17, 1843 | Depending on the Minister of the Navy | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 63 | Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre | June 17, 1843 | July 16, 1844 | Depending on the Minister of the Navy | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 64 | Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa 1st Count of Manila (1795–1851) | July 16, 1844 | December 26, 1849 | Depending on the Minister of the Navy | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa 1st Count of Manila (1795–1851) | July 16, 1844 | December 26, 1849 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 65 | Antonio María Blanco Acting Governor-General | December 26, 1849 | July 29, 1850 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana (1803–1857) | July 29, 1850 | December 20, 1853 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 66 | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana (1803–1857) | July 29, 1850 | December 20, 1853 | Juan Bravo Murillo (1851–1852) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 66 | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana (1803–1857) | July 29, 1850 | December 20, 1853 | Federico Roncali, Count of Alcoy (1852–1853) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 66 | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana (1803–1857) | July 29, 1850 | December 20, 1853 | Francisco Lersundi (1853) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana (1803–1857) | July 29, 1850 | December 20, 1853 | Luis José Sartorius, Count of San Luis (1853–1854) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 67 | Ramón Montero y Blandino Acting Governor-General | December 20, 1853 | February 2, 1854 | Luis José Sartorius, Count of San Luis (1853–1854) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 68 | Manuel Pavía y Lacy 1st Marquess of Novaliches (1814–1896) | February 2, 1854 | October 28, 1854 | Depending on the Minister of State | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| (67) | Ramón Montero y Blandino Acting Governor-General | October 28, 1854 | November 20, 1854 | Depending on the Minister of State | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 69 | Manuel Crespo y Cebrían (1793–1868) | November 20, 1854 | December 5, 1856 | Depending on the Minister of State | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 69 | Manuel Crespo y Cebrían (1793–1868) | November 20, 1854 | December 5, 1856 | No minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 69 | Manuel Crespo y Cebrían (1793–1868) | November 20, 1854 | December 5, 1856 | Depending on the Minister of Development | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| (67) | Ramón Montero y Blandino Acting Governor-General | December 5, 1856 | March 9, 1857 | Depending on the Minister of State | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Fernando de Norzagaray y Escudero (1808–1860) | March 9, 1857 | January 12, 1860 | Depending on the Minister of State | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 70 | Fernando de Norzagaray y Escudero (1808–1860) | March 9, 1857 | January 12, 1860 | Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1858) Also prime minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Fernando de Norzagaray y Escudero (1808–1860) | March 9, 1857 | January 12, 1860 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (1858–1863) Also prime minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 71 | Ramón María Solano y Llanderal | January 12, 1860 | August 29, 1860 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (1858–1863) Also prime minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 72 | Juan Herrera Dávila Acting Governor-General | August 29, 1860 | February 2, 1861 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (1858–1863) Also prime minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 73 | José Lémery e Ibarrola (1811–1886) | February 2, 1861 | July 7, 1862 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (1858–1863) Also prime minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 74 | Salvador Valdés Acting Governor-General | July 7, 1862 | July 9, 1862 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (1858–1863) Also prime minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (1858–1863) Also prime minister | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 75 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | Manuel Pando, 6th Marquess of Miraflores (1863) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 75 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquess of Havana (1863) Interim | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 75 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | Francisco Permanyer Tuyets (1863) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 75 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquess of Havana (1863–1864) Interim | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 75 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | Alejandro de Castro y Casal (1864) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 75 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | Diego López Ballesteros (1864) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham (1815–1915) | July 9, 1862 | March 24, 1865 | Manuel Seijas Lozano (1864–1865) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 76 | Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez Acting Governor-General | March 24, 1865 | April 25, 1865 | Manuel Seijas Lozano (1864–1865) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| | Juan de Lara e Irigoyen | April 25, 1865 | July 13, 1866 | Manuel Seijas Lozano (1864–1865) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 77 | Juan de Lara e Irigoyen | April 25, 1865 | July 13, 1866 | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1865–1866) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 77 | Juan de Lara e Irigoyen | April 25, 1865 | July 13, 1866 | Alejandro de Castro Casal (1866–1867) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 78 | José Laureano de Sanz y Posse Acting Governor-General (1819–1898) | July 13, 1866 | September 21, 1866 | Alejandro de Castro Casal (1866–1867) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 79 | Antonio Osorio y Mallén (1808-1881) Acting Governor-General | September 21, 1866 | September 27, 1866 | Alejandro de Castro Casal (1866–1867) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| (76) | Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez | September 27, 1866 | October 26, 1866 | Alejandro de Castro Casal (1866–1867) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 80 | José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) | October 26, 1866 | June 7, 1869 | Alejandro de Castro Casal (1866–1867) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 80 | José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) | October 26, 1866 | June 7, 1869 | Carlos Marfori y Callejas (1867–1868) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 80 | José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) | October 26, 1866 | June 7, 1869 | Tomás Rodríguez Rubí (1868) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 80 | José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) | October 26, 1866 | June 7, 1869 | José Nacarino Bravo (1868) | Isabella II (1833–1868) |
| 80 | José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) | October 26, 1866 | June 7, 1869 | Adelardo López de Ayala (1868–1869) | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre Regent (1868–1870) |
| | José de la Gándara y Navarro (1820–1885) | October 26, 1866 | June 7, 1869 | Juan Bautista Topete (1869) Interim | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre Regent (1868–1870) |
| (81) | Manuel Maldonado Acting Governor-General | June 7, 1869 | June 23, 1869 | Juan Bautista Topete (1869) Interim | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre Regent (1868–1870) |
| 82 | Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada (1809–1879) | June 23, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Juan Bautista Topete (1869) Interim | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre Regent (1868–1870) |
| 82 | Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada (1809–1879) | June 23, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (1869–1870) | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre Regent (1868–1870) |
| 82 | Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada (1809–1879) | June 23, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Segismundo Moret (1870) | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre Regent (1868–1870) |
| 82 | Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada (1809–1879) | June 23, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Adelardo López de Ayala (1870–1871) | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre Regent (1868–1870) |
| | Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada (1809–1879) | June 23, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Adelardo López de Ayala (1870–1871) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Adelardo López de Ayala (1870–1871) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 83 | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Tomás Mosquera (1871) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 83 | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Víctor Balaguer (1871) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 83 | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Juan Bautista Topete (1871–1872) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 83 | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (1872) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 83 | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Adelardo López de Ayala (1872) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 83 | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Eduardo Gasset y Artime (1872) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| | Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (1820–1883) | April 4, 1871 | January 8, 1873 | Tomás Mosquera (1872–1873) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| (84) | Manuel MacCrohon Acting Governor-General | January 8, 1873 | January 24, 1873 | Tomás Mosquera (1872–1873) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | Tomás Mosquera (1872–1873) | Amadeo I (1870–1873) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso (1873) | Estanislao Figueras President (1873) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | José Cristóbal Sorní y Grau (1873) | Estanislao Figueras President (1873) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | José Cristóbal Sorní y Grau (1873) | Francesc Pi i Margall President (1873) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | Francisco Suñer (1873) | Francesc Pi i Margall President (1873) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | Eduardo Palanca (1873) | Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso President (1873) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | Santiago Soler y Pla (1873–1874) | Emilio Castelar President (1873–1874) |
| 85 | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | Víctor Balaguer (1874) | Francisco Serrano President (1874) |
| | Juan Alaminos y Vivar (1813–1899) | January 24, 1873 | March 17, 1874 | Antonio Romero Ortiz (1874) | Francisco Serrano President (1874) |
| 86 | Manuel Blanco Valderrama Acting Governor-General | March 17, 1874 | June 18, 1874 | Antonio Romero Ortiz (1874) | Francisco Serrano President (1874) |
| 87 | José Malcampo 3rd Marquess of San Rafael (1828–1880) | June 18, 1874 | February 28, 1877 | Antonio Romero Ortiz (1874) | Francisco Serrano President (1874) |
| 87 | José Malcampo 3rd Marquess of San Rafael (1828–1880) | June 18, 1874 | February 28, 1877 | Adelardo López de Ayala (1874–1877) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| | José Malcampo 3rd Marquess of San Rafael (1828–1880) | June 18, 1874 | February 28, 1877 | Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (1877–1878) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| | Domingo Moriones y Murillo (1823–1881) | February 28, 1877 | March 20, 1880 | Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (1877–1878) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 88 | Domingo Moriones y Murillo (1823–1881) | February 28, 1877 | March 20, 1880 | José Elduayen Gorriti (1878–1879) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 88 | Domingo Moriones y Murillo (1823–1881) | February 28, 1877 | March 20, 1880 | Manuel Orovio Echagüe (1879) Interim | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 88 | Domingo Moriones y Murillo (1823–1881) | February 28, 1877 | March 20, 1880 | Salvador Albacete (1879) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 88 | Domingo Moriones y Murillo (1823–1881) | February 28, 1877 | March 20, 1880 | José Elduayen Gorriti (1879–1880) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| | Domingo Moriones y Murillo (1823–1881) | February 28, 1877 | March 20, 1880 | Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo (1880–1881) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 89 | Rafael Rodríguez Arias Acting Governor-General (1819–1898) | March 20, 1880 | April 15, 1880 | Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo (1880–1881) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| | Fernando Primo de Rivera 1st Marquess of Estella (1831–1921) | April 15, 1880 | March 10, 1883 | Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo (1880–1881) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 90 | Fernando Primo de Rivera 1st Marquess of Estella (1831–1921) | April 15, 1880 | March 10, 1883 | Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo (1880–1881) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 90 | Fernando Primo de Rivera 1st Marquess of Estella (1831–1921) | April 15, 1880 | March 10, 1883 | Fernando León y Castillo (1881–1883) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| | Fernando Primo de Rivera 1st Marquess of Estella (1831–1921) | April 15, 1880 | March 10, 1883 | Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1883) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| (91) | Emilio Molíns Acting Governor-General (1824–1889) | March 10, 1883 | April 7, 1883 | Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1883) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (1819–1892) | April 7, 1883 | April 1, 1885 | Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1883) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 92 | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (1819–1892) | April 7, 1883 | April 1, 1885 | Estanislao Suárez Inclán (1883–1884) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (1819–1892) | April 7, 1883 | April 1, 1885 | Manuel Aguirre de Tejada (1884–1885) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| (91) | Emilio Molíns Acting Governor-General (1824–1889) | April 1, 1885 | April 4, 1885 | Manuel Aguirre de Tejada (1884–1885) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 92 | Emilio Terrero y Perinat (1827–1890) | April 4, 1885 | April 25, 1888 | Manuel Aguirre de Tejada (1884–1885) | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
| 92 | Emilio Terrero y Perinat (1827–1890) | April 4, 1885 | April 25, 1888 | German Gamazo (1885–1886) | Maria Christina Regent (1885–1886) |
| | Emilio Terrero y Perinat (1827–1890) | April 4, 1885 | April 25, 1888 | German Gamazo (1885–1886) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Emilio Terrero y Perinat (1827–1890) | April 4, 1885 | April 25, 1888 | Víctor Balaguer (1886–1888) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 93 | Antonio Moltó y Díaz Berrio Acting Governor-General | April 25, 1888 | June 4, 1888 | Víctor Balaguer (1886–1888) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 94 | Federico Lobatón y Prieto Acting Governor-General | June 4, 1888 | June 5, 1888 | Víctor Balaguer (1886–1888) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Valeriano Weyler 1st Marquess of Tenerife (1838–1930) | June 5, 1888 | November 17, 1891 | Víctor Balaguer (1886–1888) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 95 | Valeriano Weyler 1st Marquess of Tenerife (1838–1930) | June 5, 1888 | November 17, 1891 | Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1888) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 95 | Valeriano Weyler 1st Marquess of Tenerife (1838–1930) | June 5, 1888 | November 17, 1891 | Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (1888–1890) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Valeriano Weyler 1st Marquess of Tenerife (1838–1930) | June 5, 1888 | November 17, 1891 | Antonio María Fabié (1890–1891) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Eulogio Despujol y Dusay 1st Count of Caspe (1834–1907) | November 17, 1891 | March 1, 1893 | Antonio María Fabié (1890–1891) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 96 | Eulogio Despujol y Dusay 1st Count of Caspe (1834–1907) | November 17, 1891 | March 1, 1893 | Francisco Romero Robledo (1891–1892) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Eulogio Despujol y Dusay 1st Count of Caspe (1834–1907) | November 17, 1891 | March 1, 1893 | Antonio Maura (1892–1894) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 97 | Federico Ochando Acting Governor-General (1848–1929) | March 1, 1893 | May 4, 1893 | Antonio Maura (1892–1894) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Ramón Blanco 1st Marquess of Peña Plata (1833–1906) | May 4, 1893 | December 13, 1896 | Antonio Maura (1892–1894) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 98 | Ramón Blanco 1st Marquess of Peña Plata (1833–1906) | May 4, 1893 | December 13, 1896 | Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (1894–1895) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 98 | Ramón Blanco 1st Marquess of Peña Plata (1833–1906) | May 4, 1893 | December 13, 1896 | Buenaventura Abárzuza Ferrer (1894–1895) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 98 | Ramón Blanco 1st Marquess of Peña Plata (1833–1906) | May 4, 1893 | December 13, 1896 | Tomás Castellano Villarroya (1895–1897) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 99 | Camilo Garcia de Polavieja 1st Marquess of Polavieja Acting Governor-General (1838–1914) | December 13, 1896 | April 15, 1897 | Tomás Castellano Villarroya (1895–1897) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 100 | José de Lachambre Acting Governor-General (1846–1903) | April 15, 1897 | April 23, 1897 | Tomás Castellano Villarroya (1895–1897) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| (90) | Fernando Primo de Rivera 1st Marquess of Estella (1831–1921) | April 23, 1897 | April 11, 1898 | Tomás Castellano Villarroya (1895–1897) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Fernando Primo de Rivera 1st Marquess of Estella (1831–1921) | April 23, 1897 | April 11, 1898 | Segismundo Moret (1897–1898) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 101 | Basilio Augustín (1840–1910) | April 11, 1898 | July 24, 1898 | Segismundo Moret (1897–1898) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| | Basilio Augustín (1840–1910) | April 11, 1898 | July 24, 1898 | Vicente Romero Girón (1898) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 102 | Fermín Jáudenes Acting Governor-General (1836–1915) | July 24, 1898 | August 13, 1898 | Vicente Romero Girón (1898) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 103 | Francisco Rizzo Acting Governor-General (1831–1910) | August 13, 1898 | September 18, 1898 | Vicente Romero Girón (1898) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
| 104 | Diego de los Ríos Acting Governor-General (1850–1911) | September 18, 1898 | June 3, 1899 | Vicente Romero Girón (1898) | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |

## United States Military Government (1898–1902)

The city of Manila was captured by American expeditionary forces on August 13, 1898. On August 14, 1898, the terms of the Spanish capitulation were signed. From this date, American government in the Philippines begins. General Wesley Merritt, in accordance with the instructions of the United States President, issued a proclamation announcing the establishment of United States military rule.
During the transition period, executive authority in all civil affairs in the Philippine government was exercised by the military governor.
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Secretary of War | President |
| 1 | Wesley Merritt (1836–1910) | August 14, 1898 | August 30, 1898 | Russell A. Alger (1897–1899) | William McKinley (1897–1901) |
| 2 | Elwell Stephen Otis (1838–1909) | August 30, 1898 | May 5, 1900 | Russell A. Alger (1897–1899) | William McKinley (1897–1901) |
| | Elwell Stephen Otis (1838–1909) | August 30, 1898 | May 5, 1900 | Elihu Root (1899–1904) | William McKinley (1897–1901) |
| 3 | Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845–1912) | May 5, 1900 | July 4, 1901 | Elihu Root (1899–1904) | William McKinley (1897–1901) |
| 4 | Adna Chaffee (1842–1914) | July 4, 1901 | July 4, 1902 | Elihu Root (1899–1904) | William McKinley (1897–1901) |
| 4 | Adna Chaffee (1842–1914) | July 4, 1901 | July 4, 1902 | Elihu Root (1899–1904) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) |

## Insular Government (1901–1935)

On July 4, 1901, executive authority over the islands was transferred to the president of the Second Philippine Commission who had the title of Civil Governor, a position appointed by the President of the United States and approved by the United States Senate. For the first year, a Military Governor, Adna Chaffee, ruled parts of the country still resisting the American rule, concurrent with Civil Governor, William Howard Taft. Disagreements between the two were not uncommon. The following year, on July 4, 1902, Taft became the sole executive authority. Chaffee remained commander of the Philippine Division until September 30, 1902.
After his retirement as Civil Governor, Governor Taft was appointed Secretary of War and he secured for his successor the adoption by Congress of the title Governor-General of the Philippine Islands thereby "reviving the high designation used during the last period of Spanish rule and placing the office on a parity of dignity with that of other colonial empires of first importance". The term "insular" (from insula, the Latin word for island) refers to U.S. island territories that are not incorporated into either a state or a federal district. All insular areas were under the authority of the U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs, a division of the US War Department.
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Secretary of War | President |
| 1 | William Howard Taft (1857–1930) | July 4, 1901 | February 1, 1904 | Elihu Root (1899–1904) | William McKinley (1897–1901) |
| 1 | William Howard Taft (1857–1930) | July 4, 1901 | February 1, 1904 | Elihu Root (1899–1904) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) |
| 2 | Luke Edward Wright (1846–1922) | February 1, 1904 | November 3, 1905 | William Howard Taft(1904–1908) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) |
| 3 | Henry Clay Ide (1844–1921) | November 3, 1905 | September 19, 1906 | William Howard Taft(1904–1908) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) |
| | James Francis Smith (1859–1928) | September 20, 1906 | November 11, 1909 | William Howard Taft(1904–1908) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) |
| 4 | James Francis Smith (1859–1928) | September 20, 1906 | November 11, 1909 | Luke Edward Wright (1908–1909) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) |
| 4 | James Francis Smith (1859–1928) | September 20, 1906 | November 11, 1909 | Jacob M. Dickinson (1909–1911) | William Howard Taft (1909–1913) |
| 5 | William Cameron Forbes (1870–1959) | November 11, 1909 | September 1, 1913 | Jacob M. Dickinson (1909–1911) | William Howard Taft (1909–1913) |
| 5 | William Cameron Forbes (1870–1959) | November 11, 1909 | September 1, 1913 | Henry L. Stimson (1911–1913) | William Howard Taft (1909–1913) |
| 5 | William Cameron Forbes (1870–1959) | November 11, 1909 | September 1, 1913 | Lindley Miller Garrison (1913–1916) | Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) |
| – | Newton W. Gilbert (1862–1939) Acting Governor-General | September 1, 1913 | October 6, 1913 | Lindley Miller Garrison (1913–1916) | Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) |
| 6 | Francis Burton Harrison (1873–1957) | October 6, 1913 | March 5, 1921 | Lindley Miller Garrison (1913–1916) | Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) |
| 6 | Francis Burton Harrison (1873–1957) | October 6, 1913 | March 5, 1921 | Newton D. Baker (1916–1921) | Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) |
| 6 | Francis Burton Harrison (1873–1957) | October 6, 1913 | March 5, 1921 | John W. Weeks (1921–1925) | Warren G. Harding (1921–1923) |
| – | Charles Yeater (1861–1943) Acting Governor-General | March 5, 1921 | October 14, 1921 | John W. Weeks (1921–1925) | Warren G. Harding (1921–1923) |
| 7 | Leonard Wood (1860–1927) | October 14, 1921 | August 7, 1927 | John W. Weeks (1921–1925) | Warren G. Harding (1921–1923) |
| 7 | Leonard Wood (1860–1927) | October 14, 1921 | August 7, 1927 | John W. Weeks (1921–1925) | Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) |
| 7 | Leonard Wood (1860–1927) | October 14, 1921 | August 7, 1927 | Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929) | Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) |
| – | Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871–1953) Acting Governor-General | August 7, 1927 | December 27, 1927 | Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929) | Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) |
| 8 | Henry L. Stimson (1867–1950) | December 27, 1927 | February 23, 1929 | Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929) | Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) |
| – | Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871–1953) Acting Governor-General | February 23, 1929 | July 8, 1929 | Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929) | Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) |
| | Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871–1953) Acting Governor-General | February 23, 1929 | July 8, 1929 | James W. Good (1929) | Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) |
| | Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945) | July 8, 1929 | January 9, 1932 | James W. Good (1929) | Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) |
| 9 | Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945) | July 8, 1929 | January 9, 1932 | James W. Good (1929) | Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) |
| 9 | Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945) | July 8, 1929 | January 9, 1932 | Patrick J. Hurley (1929–1933) | Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) |
| – | George C. Butte (1877–1940) Acting Governor-General | January 9, 1932 | February 29, 1932 | Patrick J. Hurley (1929–1933) | Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) |
| 10 | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1886–1944) | February 29, 1932 | July 15, 1933 | Patrick J. Hurley (1929–1933) | Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) |
| 10 | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1886–1944) | February 29, 1932 | July 15, 1933 | George Dern (1933–1936) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |
| 11 | Frank Murphy (1890–1949) | July 15, 1933 | November 14, 1935 | George Dern (1933–1936) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |

## High Commissioner to the Philippines (1935–42 and 1945–46)

On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated as a transitional government to prepare the country for independence. The office of President of the Philippine Commonwealth replaced the Governor-General as the country's chief executive. The Governor-General became the High Commissioner of the Philippines with Frank Murphy, the last governor-general, as the first high commissioner. The High Commissioner exercised no executive power but rather represented the colonial power, the United States Government, in the Philippines. The high commissioner moved from Malacañang Palace to the newly built High Commissioner's Residence, now the Embassy of the United States in Manila.
After the Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, the last High Commissioner, Paul McNutt, became the first United States Ambassador to the Philippines.
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | President |
| 1 | Frank Murphy (1890–1949) | November 14, 1935 | December 31, 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |
| – | J. Weldon Jones (1896–1982) Acting High Commissioner | December 31, 1936 | April 26, 1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |
| 2 | Paul V. McNutt (1891–1955) | April 26, 1937 | July 12, 1939 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |
| – | J. Weldon Jones (1896–1982) Acting High Commissioner | July 12, 1939 | October 28, 1939 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |
| 3 | Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. (1885–1972) | October 28, 1939 | October 12, 1942 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |
| 4 | Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952) | October 12, 1942 | September 14, 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) |
| 4 | Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952) | October 12, 1942 | September 14, 1945 | Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) |
| 5 | Paul V. McNutt (1891–1955) | September 14, 1945 | July 4, 1946 | Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) |

## Japanese military governors (1942–45)

In December 1941, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was invaded by Imperial Japan as part of World War II. The next year, the Japanese sent a military governor to control the country during the wartime period, followed by the formal establishment of the puppet Second Philippine Republic under Jose P. Laurel.
On September 2, 1945, the position of Governor-General of the Philippines was abolished. The Philippines' independence from the United States was proclaimed by the Treaty of Manila on July 4, 1946, installing Manuel Roxas as the fifth President of the Philippines and ushering in the Third Philippine Republic.
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Emperor |
| 1 | Masaharu Homma (1887–1946) | January 3, 1942 | June 8, 1942 | Hirohito (1926–1989) |
| 2 | Shizuichi Tanaka (1887–1945) | June 8, 1942 | May 28, 1943 | Hirohito (1926–1989) |
| 3 | Shigenori Kuroda (1887–1952) | May 28, 1943 | September 26, 1944 | Hirohito (1926–1989) |
| 4 | Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885–1946) | September 26, 1944 | September 2, 1945 | Hirohito (1926–1989) |

## Vice-governors of the Philippines

On October 29, 1901, the position of Vice-Governor was created. The Vice-Governor was appointed by the President of the United States to act as the Governor-General (known at that time as the Civil Governor) in case of illness or temporary absence.
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end |
| 1 | Luke Edward Wright (1846–1922) | October 29, 1901 | January 31, 1904 |
| 2 | Henry Clay Ide (1844–1921) | February 1, 1904 | March 30, 1906 |
| 3 | William Cameron Forbes (1870–1959) | July 31, 1908 | November 10, 1909 |
| 4 | Newton W. Gilbert (1862–1939) | February 14, 1910 | November 30, 1913 |
| 5 | Henderson S. Martin | December 1, 1913 | June 28, 1917 |
| 6 | Charles Yeater (1861–1943) | June 29, 1917 | January 25, 1922 |
| 7 | Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871–1953) | January 26, 1922 | June 20, 1930 |
| – | Nicholas Roosevelt (1893–1982) Ad interim | July 29, 1930 | September 24, 1930 |
| 8 | George C. Butte (1877–1940) | December 31, 1930 | June 30, 1932 |
| 9 | John H. Holliday | August 13, 1932 | September 1, 1933 |
| 10 | Joseph R. Hayden (1887–1945) | November 7, 1933 | November 15, 1935 |