Exhibit No. EX-31.1

CERTIFICATION

 

We, Robert D. Baca, Chief Executive Officer and Martin Thorp,Chief Financial Officer of Sovereign Exploration Associates International, Inc.,certify that:

1. We have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB ofSovereign Exploration Associates International, Inc.;

2. Based on our knowledge, this report does not contain anyuntrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; 

3. Based on our knowledge, the financial statements, andother financial information included in this report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. We are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report isbeing prepared;

b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosurecontrols and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of theperiod covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant'sinternal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant'smost recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the caseof an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;and

5. We have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and theaudit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performingthe equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses inthe design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant'sinternal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 11, 2007                                                                        /s/ Robert D. Baca                                                                                                             Robert D. Baca                                                                                                            Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 11, 2007                                                                     /s/ Martin Thorp                                                                                                          Martin Thorp                                                                                                         Chief Financial Officer

 

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