Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULES
13a-14(a)/15D-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Robert D. Baca, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q
of Sovereign Exploration Associates International, Inc.

2.     Based on my knowledge, this
quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; and

3.     Based on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial position, results
of operations, and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this quarterly report.

4.     I am responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting for the registrant and have:

|(a) | Designed such
    disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
    procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
    information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
    subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
    particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
    prepared.
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|(b) | Designed such
    internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
    over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
    reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
    the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
    with generally accepted accounting principles;                     
|(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
    disclosure controls and procedures as presented in this quarterly report our
    conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
    procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
    evaluation; and                                                                                                    



|(d) | Disclosed in
    this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial
    reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
    that has materially affected, or its reasonably likely to materially affect
    the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.     I have disclosed, based on my most
recent evaluation of internal control, to the issuer's auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons fulfilling the
equivalent function):

|(i) | All
    significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
    of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
    adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
    report financial information; and
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|(ii) | Any fraud,
    whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
    have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls (none were so
    noted); over financial reporting
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6.     I have indicated in the report
whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date
of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

| |  | Date: May 22,
    2006
    BY: /s/ Robert D. Baca
    Robert D. Baca, Chief Executive Officer
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