Rulers: Spain
Autonomous communities
Andalucía
11 Jan 1982 Autonomous Community of Andalusia
Presidents of the Junta
27 May 1978 - 2 Jun 1979 Plácido Fernández Viagas (b. 1924 - d. 1983)
2 Jun 1979 - 14 Mar 1984 Rafael Escuredo Rodríguez (b. 1944)
14 Mar 1984 - 27 Jul 1990 José Rodríguez de la Borbolla
y Camoyán (b. 1947)
27 Jul 1990 - 7 Apr 2009 Manuel Chaves González (b. 1945)
7 Apr 2009 - 23 Apr 2009 Gaspar Zarrías (acting) (b. 1955)
23 Apr 2009 - 7 Sep 2013 José Antonio Griñán (b. 1946)
7 Sep 2013 - 18 Jan 2019 Susana Díaz (f) (b. 1974)
18 Jan 2019 - Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla (b. 1970)
Aragón
16 Aug 1982 Autonomous Community of Aragon
Presidents of the Diputación General
9 Apr 1978 - 9 May 1981 Juan Antonio Bolea Foradada (b. 1930 - d. 2021)
9 May 1981 - 26 Nov 1982 Gaspar Castellano y de Gastón (b. 1928 - d. 2019)
26 Nov 1982 - 29 Dec 1982 José María Hernández de la Torre (b. 1940)
(acting)
29 Dec 1982 - 6 Jun 1983 Juan Antonio de Andrés Rodríguez (b. 1942)
6 Jun 1983 - 3 Aug 1987 Santiago Marraco Solana (b. 1938)
3 Aug 1987 - 12 Jul 1991 Hipólito Gómez de las Roces (b. 1932)
12 Jul 1991 - 17 Sep 1993 Emilio Eiroa García (b. 1935 - d. 2013)
17 Sep 1993 - 18 Jan 1995 José Marco Berges (b. 1950)
18 Jan 1995 - 11 Jul 1995 Ramón Tejedor Sanz (acting) (b. 1955)
11 Jul 1995 - 2 Aug 1999 Santiago Lanzuela Marina (b. 1948 - d. 2020)
2 Aug 1999 - 14 Jul 2011 Marcelino Iglesias Ricou (b. 1951)
14 Jul 2011 - 5 Jul 2015 Luisa Fernanda Rudi (f) (b. 1950)
5 Jul 2015 - Javier Lambán (b. 1957)
Asturias
1 Feb 1982 Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias
President of the Regional Council
11 Nov 1978 - 1982 Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez (b. 1913 - d. 2010)
Presidents
17 May 1982 - 21 Jun 1983 Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez (s.a.)
21 Jun 1983 - 11 Jul 1991 Pedro de Silva Cienfuegos-
Jovellanos (b. 1945)
11 Jul 1991 - 23 Jun 1993 Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil Rubio (b. 1945)
23 Jun 1993 - 17 Jul 1995 Antonio Ramón Trevín Lombán (b. 1956)
17 Jul 1995 - 20 Jul 1999 Sergio Marqués Fernández (b. 1946 - d. 2012)
20 Jul 1999 - 16 Jul 2011 Vicente Álvarez Areces (b. 1943 - d. 2019)
16 Jul 2011 - 26 May 2012 Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (b. 1947)
26 May 2012 - 20 Jul 2019 Javier Fernández (b. 1948)
20 Jul 2019 - Adrián Barbón Rodríguez (b. 1979)
Baleares
1 Mar 1983 Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands
Presidents of the General Inter-Island Council
1978 - 1982 Jeroni Albertí Picornell (b. 1927)
1982 - 1983 Francesc Tutzó Bennàsar (b. 1940)
Presidents of the Government
8 Jun 1983 - 2 Aug 1995 Gabriel Cañellas Fons (b. 1941)
2 Aug 1995 - 18 Jun 1996 Cristòfol Soler i Cladera (b. 1956)
18 Jun 1996 - 27 Jul 1999 Jaume Matas Palou (1st time) (b. 1956)
27 Jul 1999 - 27 Jun 2003 Francesc Antich i Oliver
(1st time) (b. 1958)
27 Jun 2003 - 6 Jul 2007 Jaume Matas Palou (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 Jul 2007 - 18 Jun 2011 Francesc Antich i Oliver
(2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Jun 2011 - 2 Jul 2015 José Ramón Bauzá (b. 1970)
2 Jul 2015 - Francina Armengol (f) (b. 1971)
Island councils
Presidents of the Council of Mallorca
Apr 1979 - 1982 Jeroni Albertí Picornell
(1st time) (s.a.)
1982 - 1983 Maximilià Morales Gómez (b. 1948 - d. 2017)
1983 - 1987 Jeroni Albertí Picornell
(2nd time) (s.a.)
1987 - Jul 1995 Joan Verger Pocoví (b. 1944 - d. 2013)
Jul 1995 - 2007 Maria Antònia Munar i Riutort (f) (b. 1955)
2007 - 25 Jun 2011 Francina Armengol (f) (s.a.)
25 Jun 2011 - 4 Jul 2015 Maria Salom (f) (b. 1967)
4 Jul 2015 - Miquel Ensenyat (b. 1969)
Presidents of the Island Council of Menorca
Apr 1979 - 1983 Francesc Tutzó Bennàsar (s.a.)
1983 - 1991 Tirso Pons Pons (b. 1939 - d. 2013)
1991 - Sep 1991 Albert Moragues Gomila (b. 1953)
Sep 1991 - Aug 1995 Joan Huguet Rotger (b. 1954)
Aug 1995 - 1999 Cristóbal Triay Humbert
1999 - Sep 2008 Joana M. Barceló Martí (f) (b. 1959)
Sep 2008 - 25 Jun 2011 Marc Pons Pons (b. 1973)
25 Jun 2011 - 4 Jul 2015 Santiago Tadeo (b. 1968)
4 Jul 2015 - Maite Salord (f) (b. 1965)
Presidents of the Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera
Apr 1979 - 1987 Cosme Vidal Juan (b. 1930 - d. 2001)
1987 - 1999 Antoni Marí Calbet (b. 1932)
1999 - 2003 Pilar Costa Serra (f) (b. 1967)
2003 - 2007 Pere Palau Torres (b. 1946)
Presidents of the Island Council of Ibiza
2007 - 1 Jul 2011 Xico Tarrés Marí (b. 1958)
1 Jul 2011 - 3 Jul 2015 Vicent Serra (b. 1956)
3 Jul 2015 - Vicent Torres (b. 1963)
President of the Island Council of Formentera
2007 - Jaume Ferrer Ribas (b. 1969)
Minorca
1708 occupied by Britain (1714 colony)
1756 - 1763 French occupation
1782 restored to Spain
1798 British colony
1802 restored to Spain
Governors
1708 - 1711 James Stanhope (b. 1673 - d. 1721)
1711 - 1713 John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
(1st time) (b. 1680 - d. 1743)
1713 - 1714 Charles Mordaunt, Earl of
Peterborough (b. 1658 - d. 1735)
1714 - 1716 John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
(2nd time) (s.a.)
1716 - 1718 George Carpenter (b. 1657 - d. 1732)
1718 - 1719 George Forbes (b. 1685 - d. 1765)
1720 - 31 Dec 1736 Richard Kane (b. 1666 - d. 1736)
1737 - 1742 Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford (b. 1684 - d. 1750)
1742 - 1747 John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair (b. 1673 - d. 1747)
1747 - 1756 James O'Hara, Earl of Tyrawley (b. c.1682 - d. 1773)
1756 - 1758 Hyacinthe Gaëtan de Lannion
(1st time) (b. 1719 - d. 1762)
1 May 1758 - 2 Apr 1759 Jean Toussaint de la Pierre,
marquis de Frémeur (b. 1697 - d. 1759)
1759 - 1760 Louis-Félicien de Boffin
d'Argenson et Pusignieu (1st time)
1760 - 2 Oct 1762 Hyacinthe Gaëtan de Lannion
(2nd time) (s.a.)
1762 - 1763 Louis-Félicien de Boffin
d'Argenson et Pusignieu (2nd time)
1763 - 1766 Richard Lyttelton (b. ... - d. 1770)
1766 - 1768 George Howard (b. 1718 - d. 1796)
1768 - 1778 John Mostyn (b. 1710 - d. 1779)
1778 - 1782 James Murray (b. 1719? - d. 1795)
1798 - 1800 Charles Stuart (b. 1753 - d. 1801)
1800 - 1802 Henry Edward Fox (b. 1755 - d. 1811)
Canarias
1480 colonies of Spain
1589 captaincy-general of the Canary Islands
1595 redivided into individual islands
1625 captaincy-general of the Canary Islands
1821 central administration
16 Aug 1982 Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands
Captains-general
1697 - 1701 Pedro de Ponte y Llarena Hoyo y
Calderón, conde del Palmar
1701 - 1705 Miguel González de Otazo
1705 - 1709 Agustín de Robles Laurenzana
1709 - 1713 Francisco Chacón Medina y Salazar
1713 - 1718 Ventura de Landaeta y Horna
1718 - 1719 José Antonio de Chaves y Osorio
1719 - 1722 Juan de Mur Aguirre y Argaiz
1723 - 1735 Lorenzo Fernández de Vilavicencio,
marqués de Valhermoso
1735 - 1741 Francisco José Emparán
1741 - 1744 Andrés Bonito Pignately
1744 - 1745 José Masones de Lima
1745 - 1746 Luis Mayone Salazar
1747 - 1764 Juan de Urbina
1764 Pedro Rodríguez Moreno y Pérez de
Oteyro
1764 - 1768 Domingo Bernardi Gómez
1768 - 1775 Miguel López Fernández de Heredia
1775 - 1779 Enrique Fernández de Alvarado y
Perales Hurtado y Colomo, marqués
de los Tabalosos
1779 - 1784 Joaquín Ibáñez y Valero de Bernabé,
marqués de la Cañada Ibáñez
1784 - 1789 Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca y
Branciforte, marqués de Branciforte
1789 - 1791 José de Avellaneda
1791 - 1799 Antonio Gutiérrez de Otero y
Santallana
1799 - 1803 José de Perlasca
1803 - 1809 Fernando Cagigal de la Vega y
Martínez Niño de San Miguel y
Pacheco, marqués de Casa Cagigal
1809 - 1810 Carlos Luján
1810 Diego de Cañas y Portocarrero,
duque del Parque
1810 - 1811 Ramón Carvajal
1811 - 1820 Pedro Rodríguez de la Buría
Presidents of the Junta
14 Apr 1978 - 9 Jun 1979 Alfonso Soriano y Benítez de Lugo (b. 1936)
9 Jun 1979 - 9 Jun 1980 Fernando Bergasa Perdomo
(1st time) (b. 1938)
9 Jun 1980 - 12 Jun 1981 Vicente Álvarez Pedreira (b. 1933 - d. 2002)
12 Jun 1981 - Jun 1982 Fernando Bergasa Perdomo
(2nd time) (s.a.)
Jun 1982 - 29 Dec 1982 Francisco Javier Ucelay Sabina (b. 1944 - d. 2001)
Presidents of the Government
29 Dec 1982 - 30 Jul 1987 Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo
(1st time) (b. 1936)
30 Jul 1987 - 28 Dec 1988 Fernando Fernández Martín (b. 1943)
28 Dec 1988 - 11 Jul 1991 Lorenzo Olarte Cullén (b. 1932)
11 Jul 1991 - 2 Apr 1993 Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo
(2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Apr 1993 - 16 Jul 1999 Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas (b. 1935)
16 Jul 1999 - 8 Jul 2003 Román Rodríguez Rodríguez (b. 1956)
8 Jul 2003 - 13 Jul 2007 Adán Martín Menis (b. 1943 - d. 2010)
13 Jul 2007 - 9 Jul 2015 Paulino Rivero Baute (b. 1952)
9 Jul 2015 - 16 Jul 2019 Fernando Clavijo (b. 1971)
16 Jul 2019 - Ángel Víctor Torres (b. 1966)
Cantabria
11 Jan 1982 Autonomous Community of Cantabria
Presidents of the Council of Government
1 Apr 1982 - 26 Mar 1984 José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez (b. 1931)
26 Mar 1984 - 27 Jul 1987 Ángel Díaz de Entresotos Mier (b. 1927 - d. 2009)
27 Jul 1987 - 10 Dec 1990 Juan Hormaechea Cazón (1st time) (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
10 Dec 1990 - 5 Jul 1991 Jaime Blanco García (b. 1944 - d. 2020)
5 Jul 1991 - 14 Jul 1995 Juan Hormaechea Cazón (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Jul 1995 - 2 Jul 2003 José Joaquín Martínez Sieso (b. 1956)
2 Jul 2003 - 27 Jun 2011 Miguel Ángel Revilla (1st time) (b. 1943)
27 Jun 2011 - 7 Jul 2015 Ignacio Diego (b. 1960)
7 Jul 2015 - Miguel Ángel Revilla (2nd time) (s.a.)
Castilla-La Mancha
16 Aug 1982 Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha
Presidents of the Junta
29 Nov 1978 - 1 Feb 1982 Antonio Fernández-Galiano (b. 1926 - d. 1999)
1 Feb 1982 - 23 Dec 1982 Gonzalo Payo Subiza (b. 1931 - d. 2002)
23 Dec 1982 - 6 Jun 1983 Jesús Fuentes Lázaro (b. 1946)
6 Jun 1983 - 17 Apr 2004 José Bono Martínez (b. 1950)
17 Apr 2004 - 22 Jun 2011 José María Barreda Fontes (b. 1953)
(acting to 30 Apr 2004)
22 Jun 2011 - 4 Jul 2015 María Dolores de Cospedal (f) (b. 1965)
4 Jul 2015 - Emiliano García-Page (b. 1968)
Castilla-León
2 Mar 1983 Autonomous Community of Castile and León
Presidents of the General Council
22 Jul 1978 - 12 Jul 1980 Juan Manuel Reol Tejada (b. 1933 - d. 2008)
12 Jul 1980 - 25 May 1983 José Manuel García-Verdugo Candón (b. 1935)
Presidents of the Junta
25 May 1983 - 18 Nov 1986 Demetrio Madrid López (b. 1936)
18 Nov 1986 - 27 Jul 1987 José Constantino Nalda García (b. 1939)
27 Jul 1987 - 16 Sep 1989 José María Aznar (b. 1953)
16 Sep 1989 - 5 Jul 1991 Jesús María Posada Moreno (b. 1945)
5 Jul 1991 - 28 Feb 2001 Juan José Lucas Giménez (b. 1944)
15 Mar 2001 - 12 Jul 2019 Juan Vicente Herrera Campo (b. 1956)
12 Jul 2019 - Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (b. 1965)
Cataluña/Catalunya
1289 Generalitat established
1714 abolished
8 Feb 1810 Napoléon annexes Catalonia to France
26 Jan 1812 départements of Bouches-de-l'Èbre, Montserrat,
Sègre, and Ter created
7 Mar 1813 Bouches-de-l'Èbre and Montserrat merged into Bouches-de-
l'Èbre-Montserrat; Sègre and Ter merged into Sègre-Ter
1 Dec 1813 Catalonia returned to Spain
26 Mar 1914 Association of Provinces of Catalonia
20 Mar 1925 Mancomunitat dissolved by Spanish military government
14 Apr 1931 unilateral proclamation of "Catalan Republic within the
Federation of Iberian Republics"
16 Apr 1931 Union of Provinces of Catalonia
25 Sep 1932 Catalan Autonomous Region
6 Oct 1934 unilateral proclamation of "Catalan Republic within the
Spanish Federal Republic"
7 Oct 1934 suspension of autonomy
1 Mar 1936 autonomy restored
5 Apr 1938 autonomy revoked by Franco's government
22 Dec 1979 Autonomous Community of Catalonia
27 Oct 2017 unilateral proclamation of independent Catalan Republic
28 Oct 2017 - 2 Jun 2018 autonomy suspended
Presidents of the Generalitat
1698 - 1701 Climent de Solanell
1701 - 1704 Antoni de Planella
1704 - 1707 Josep Grau
1707 - 1710 Manel de Copons
1710 - 1713 Francesc A. de Solanell
1713 - 1714 Josep de Vilamala
Governors-general
8 Feb 1810 - 28 May 1810 Pierre Augereau (b. 1757 - d. 1816)
Jun 1810 - Aug 1811 Jacques Macdonald (b. 1765 - d. 1840)
Aug 1811 - 1 Dec 1813 Charles Decaen (b. 1769 - d. 1832)
Presidents of the Mancomunitat
6 Apr 1914 - 1 Aug 1917 Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà (b. 1870 - d. 1917)
29 Nov 1917 - 30 Jan 1924 Josep Puig i Cadafalch (b. 1867 - d. 1956)
24 Dec 1923 - 30 Jan 1924 Jaume Estapé i Pagès
(acting for Puig)
30 Jan 1924 - 20 Mar 1925 Alfons Sala i Argemí, comte
d'Egara (b. 1843 - d. 1945)
Provisional president of the government
14 Apr 1931 - 16 Apr 1931 Francesc Macià i Llussà (b. 1859 - d. 1933)
Presidents of the Generalitat
16 Apr 1931 - 25 Dec 1933 Francesc Macià i Llussà (s.a.)
(acting to 14 Dec 1932)
25 Dec 1933 - 1 Jan 1934 Joan Casanovas i Maristany (b. 1890 - d. 1942)
(acting)
1 Jan 1934 - 7 Oct 1934 Lluís Companys i Jover (1st time) (b. 1882 - d. 1940)
7 Oct 1934 - 10 Jan 1935 Francisco Giménez Arenas (acting)
Governors-general
10 Jan 1935 - 9 Apr 1935 Manuel Portela Valladares (b. 1867 - d. 1952)
9 Apr 1935 - 28 Oct 1935 Joan Pich i Pon (acting) (b. 1878 - d. 1937)
28 Oct 1935 - 27 Nov 1935 Eduardo Alonso y Alonso (acting)
27 Nov 1935 - 16 Dec 1935 Ignasi Villalonga Villalba (b. 1895 - d. 1973)
16 Dec 1935 - 18 Dec 1935 Joan Maluquer Viladot (acting) (b. 1856 - d. 1940)
18 Dec 1935 - 17 Feb 1936 Felix Escalas Chamení (b. 1880 - d. 1972)
17 Feb 1936 - 4 Mar 1936 Joan Moles Ormella (b. 1871 - d. 1945)
Presidents of the Generalitat
(29 Mar 1938 - 9 Feb 1939 in Republican Zone only; 9 Feb 1939 - 23 Oct 1977 in exile)
4 Mar 1936 - 15 Oct 1940 Lluís Companys i Jover (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Oct 1940 - 7 May 1954 Josep Irla i Bosch (acting) (b. 1874 - d. 1958)
7 May 1954 - 8 May 1980 Josep Tarradellas i Joan (b. 1899 - d. 1988)
(acting to 5 Aug 1954)
8 May 1980 - 20 Dec 2003 Jordi Pujol i Soley (b. 1930)
20 Dec 2003 - 28 Nov 2006 Pasqual Maragall i Mira (b. 1941)
28 Nov 2006 - 27 Dec 2010 José Montilla Aguilera (b. 1955)
27 Dec 2010 - 12 Jan 2016 Artur Mas i Gavarró (b. 1956)
12 Jan 2016 - 28 Oct 2017 Carles Puigdemont (b. 1962)
17 May 2018 - 30 Sep 2020 Quim Torra (b. 1962)
30 Sep 2020 - Pere Aragonès (b. 1982)
(acting to 24 May 2021)
Presidents of the Executive Council (Prime Councillors)
19 Dec 1932 - 26 Jan 1933 Joan Lluhí i Vallescà (b. 1897 - d. 1944)
26 Jan 1933 - 4 Oct 1933 Carles Pi i Sunyer (b. 1888 - d. 1971)
4 Oct 1933 - 1 Jan 1934 Miquel Santaló i Parvorell (b. 1888 - d. 1962)
29 Jul 1936 - 26 Sep 1936 Joan Casanovas i Maristany (s.a.)
26 Sep 1936 - 5 May 1937 Josep Tarradellas i Joan
(1st time) (s.a.)
13 May 1940 - 15 Oct 1940 Josep Pous i Pagès (in exile) (b. 1873 - d. 1952)
1952 - 5 Aug 1954 Josep Tarradellas i Joan
(2nd time) (in exile) (s.a.)
18 Jan 2001 - 22 Dec 2003 Artur Mas i Gavarró (s.a.)
22 Dec 2003 - 27 Jan 2004 Josep Lluís Carod-Rovira (b. 1952)
23 Feb 2004 - 15 May 2006 Josep Bargalló Valls (b. 1958)
Val d'Aran
1991 autonomy within Catalonia
Syndics
17 Jun 1991 - 12 Jul 1993 Maria Pilar Busquets i Medan (f) (b. 1937)
12 Jul 1993 - Jun 1995 Amparo Serrano Iglesias (f)
Jun 1995 - 18 Jun 2007 Carlos Barrera Sánchez (1st time) (b. 1950 - d. 2022)
18 Jun 2007 - 18 Jun 2011 Francés X. Boya Alós (1st time) (b. 1960)
18 Jun 2011 - 18 Jun 2019 Carlos Barrera Sánchez (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Jun 2019 - 29 Oct 2020 Francés X. Boya Alós (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Oct 2020 - Maria Vergés Pérez (f)
Ceuta
1415 Portuguese possession
1640 Spanish colony
1847 Ceuta, Melilla, Vélez de la Gomera, and Alhucemas
united as Spanish captaincy-general of North Africa
27 Nov 1912 Ceuta becomes a comandancia of Spanish Morocco
7 Apr 1956 Ceuta a presidio of Spain (part of Cádiz province)
14 Mar 1995 Autonomous City of Ceuta
Governors
1698 - 1702 Francisco del Castillo Fajardo,
marqués de Villadarias
1702 - 1704 José de Agulló y Pinos,
marqués de Gironella
1705 - 1709 Juan Francisco Manrique de Araña
(1st time)
1709 - 1715 Gonzalo Chacón y Arellano Mendoza
Toledo Sandoval y Rojas
1715 - 1719 Francisco Fernández y Rivadeo
(1st time)
1719 Francisco Pérez Macheño
1719 - 1720 Luis Rigio, príncipe de Campo Florido
1720 Juan Francisco Manrique de Araña
(2nd time)
1720 - 1725 Francisco Fernández y Rivadeo
(2nd time)
1725 - 1731 Emmanuel d'Orleans, conde de Charny
1731 - 1738 Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil,
marqués de Santa Cruz de Marcenado
1738 - 1739 Antonio Manso Maldonado
1739 - 1745 Pedro de Vargas Maldonado,
marqués de Campofuerte
1745 Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes
1745 - 1746 Juan José de Palafox y Centurión
1746 - 1751 José Horcasitas y Oleaga
1751 Pedro de Loaysa, marqués de la Matilla
1751 - 1755 Carlos Francisco de Croix,
marqués de Croix
1755 - 1760 Miguel Agustín Carreño
1760 - 1763 Juan Warmarch Lumen de la Vice,
marqués de Warmarch
1763 - 1776 Diego María Osorio
1776 - 1783 Francisco Tineo, marqués de Casa
Tremañes
1783 - 1784 Domingo Joaquín de Salcedo
1784 - 1791 Miguel Porcel y Manrique de Araña
Menchaca y Zaldívar
1791 - 1792 José de Sotomayor
1792 - 1794 José de Urrutia y las Casas
1794 - 1795 Miguel Álvarez de Sotomayor y
Flores, conde de Santa Clara
1795 Diego de la Peña
1795 - 1798 José Vassallo
1798 - 1801 José Bautisto de Castro
1801 - 1805 Antonio Terro
1805 - 1807 Francisco de Horta
1807 - 1808 Ramón de Carvajal
1808 - 1809 Carlos Luján
1809 - 1810 Carlos Grand (1st time)
1810 - 1813 José María Alós
1813 José María Lastres
1813 Carlos Grand (2nd time)
1813 Pedro Grimarest (1st time)
1813 - 1814 Fernando Gómez de Buitrón (1st time)
1814 - 1815 Pedro Grimarest (2nd time)
1815 - 1816 Luis Antonio Flores
1816 - 1818 Juan de Pontons y Mujica
1818 - 1820 José de Miranda (1st time)
1820 - 1822 Fernando Gómez de Buitrón (2nd time)
1822 - 1823 Álvaro Chacón
1823 Manuel Fernández
1823 - 1824 Juan María Muñoz (1st time)
1824 - 1826 José de Miranda (2nd time)
1826 Joaquín Bureau
1826 Julio O'Neil
1826 - 1830 Juan María Muñoz (2nd time)
1830 - 1833 Carlos Ullmann
1833 - 1835 Mateo Ramírez
1835 Carlos Espinosa
1835 - 1836 Joaquín Gómez Ansa
1836 - 1837 Francisco Sanjuanena
1837 Bernardo Tacón
1837 - 1844 José María Rodríguez y Vera
1844 - 1847 Antonio Ordóñez
Governors (also governors-general of the Captaincy-General of North Africa)
1847 - 1851 Antonio Ros de Olano
1851 - 1854 Salvador de la Puente Pita
1854 - 1857 Mariano Rebigliato
1857 - 1858 Carlos Tobía
1858 Manuel Gaset Mercader
1858 - 1864 Ramón Gómez Pulido (1st time) (b. 1811 - d. 1875)
1864 - 1865 Manuel Álvarez Maldonado
1865 - 1866 Ramón Gómez Pulido (2nd time) (s.a.)
1866 Antonio Peláez Campomanes
1866 - 1868 José Oribe Sans
1868 Antonio del Rey y Caballero
1868 - 1870 Joaquín Cristón y Gasatín
1870 - 1872 Enrique Serrano Dolz
1872 - 1873 Carlos Saenz Delcourt
1873 Manuel Keller y García
1873 - 1875 Fulgencio Gavilá y Solá
1875 - 1876 Pedro Santorius y Tapia
1876 - 1877 Fernando del Piño y Vaillamil
1877 Juan García Torres
1877 - 1878 Victoriano López Pinto
1878 - 1879 José María Velasco Postigo
1879 - 1881 José Aizpuru y Lorriez Fontecha
1881 - 1883 José Merello y Calvo
1883 José Pascual de Bonanza
1883 - 1889 Juan López Pinto y Marín Reyna
1889 - 1891 Narciso de Fuentes y Sánchez
1891 - 1894 Miguel Correa y García
1894 - 1901 Jacinto de León y Barreda
1901 - 1903 Manuel de Aguilar y Diosdado
1903 - 1907 Francisco Fernández Bernal
1907 - 1908 Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor
y Flórez
1908 - 1910 José García Aldave
1910 - 27 Nov 1912 Felipe Alfau y Mendoza (b. 1845 - d. 1937)
Presidents
19 Jun 1995 - 24 Jul 1996 Basilio Fernández López (b. 1952)
24 Jul 1996 - 26 Aug 1999 Jesús Cayetano Fortes Ramos (b. 1952?)
26 Aug 1999 - 7 Feb 2001 Antonio Sampietro Casarramona (b. 1953)
7 Feb 2001 - Juan Jesús Vivas Lara (b. 1953)
Plazas de soberanía (Ceuta, Melilla, Alhucemas, Chafarinas, and Peñón de Vélez)
Governors-general
20 Jul 1934 - 7 Apr 1956 the high commissioners of
Spanish Morocco (see Morocco)
10 Aug 1956 - 21 Nov 1963 Alfredo Galera Paniagua (b. 1899 - d. 1990)
21 Nov 1963 - 10 Sep 1964 Ramón Gotarredona Prats (b. 1898 - d. 1968)
10 Sep 1964 - 28 Oct 1966 Cástor Manzanera Holgado
28 Oct 1966 - 22 Feb 1968 José Muslera González-Burgos (b. 1902 - d. 1972)
Extremadura
26 Feb 1983 Autonomous Community of Extremadura
Presidents of the Regional Junta
9 Sep 1978 - 22 Dec 1980 Luis Jacinto Ramallo García (b. 1938)
22 Dec 1980 - 20 Dec 1982 Manuel Bermejo Hernández (b. 1936 - d. 2009)
20 Dec 1982 - 5 Mar 1983 Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (b. 1948)
Presidents of the Junta
5 Mar 1983 - 29 Jun 2007 Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (s.a.)
(provisional to 8 Jun 1983)
29 Jun 2007 - 8 Jul 2011 Guillermo Fernández Vara
(1st time) (b. 1958)
8 Jul 2011 - 4 Jul 2015 José Antonio Monago (b. 1966)
4 Jul 2015 - Guillermo Fernández Vara
(2nd time) (s.a.)
Galicia
28 Apr 1981 Autonomous Community of Galicia
Presidents of the Xunta
11 Apr 1978 - 9 Jun 1979 Antonio Rosón Pérez (b. 1911 - d. 1986)
9 Jun 1979 - 21 Jan 1982 José Quiroga Suárez (b. 1920 - d. 2006)
21 Jan 1982 - 1 Nov 1987 Gerardo Fernández Albor (b. 1917 - d. 2018)
1 Nov 1987 - 5 Feb 1990 Fernando Ignacio González Laxe (b. 1952)
5 Feb 1990 - 2 Aug 2005 Manuel Fraga Iribarne (b. 1922 - d. 2012)
2 Aug 2005 - 16 Apr 2009 Emilio Pérez Touriño (b. 1948)
16 Apr 2009 - Alberto Núñez Feijóo (b. 1961)
La Rioja
19 Jun 1982 Autonomous Community of La Rioja
Presidents
26 Aug 1982 - 17 Jan 1983 Luis Javier Rodríguez Moroy (b. 1944)
27 Jan 1983 - 30 May 1983 Antonio Rodríguez Basulto (b. 1945)
30 May 1983 - 27 Jul 1987 José María de Miguel Gil (b. 1950)
27 Jul 1987 - 9 Jan 1990 Joaquín Espert Pérez-Caballero (b. 1938)
9 Jan 1990 - 3 Jul 1995 José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz (b. 1951)
3 Jul 1995 - 8 Jul 2015 Pedro María Sanz Alonso (b. 1953)
8 Jul 2015 - 29 Aug 2019 José Ignacio Ceniceros (b. 1956)
29 Aug 2019 - Concha Andreu (f) (b. 1967)
Madrid
1 Mar 1983 Community of Madrid
Presidents of the Government
8 Jun 1983 - 29 Jun 1995 Joaquín Leguina Herrán (b. 1941)
29 Jun 1995 - 21 Nov 2003 Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez (b. 1958)
21 Nov 2003 - 17 Sep 2012 Esperanza Aguirre (f) (b. 1952)
17 Sep 2012 - 25 Jun 2015 Ignacio González (b. 1960)
(acting to 27 Sep 2012)
25 Jun 2015 - 25 Apr 2018 Cristina Cifuentes (f) (b. 1964)
25 Apr 2018 - 11 Apr 2019 Ángel Garrido (b. 1964)
(acting to 21 May 2018)
11 Apr 2019 - 19 Aug 2019 Pedro Rollán (acting) (b. 1969)
19 Aug 2019 - Isabel Díaz Ayuso (f) (b. 1978)
Melilla
1497 Spanish possession
1508 Vélez de la Gomera a Spanish possession (under Melilla)
1673 Alhucemas a Spanish possession (under Melilla)
1556 Spanish crown colony
1847 part of Spanish captaincy-general of North Africa
(see Ceuta)
27 Nov 1912 Melilla becomes a comandancia of Spanish Morocco
7 Apr 1956 Melilla a presidio of Spain (part of Málaga province)
14 Mar 1995 Autonomous City of Melilla
Governors
1697 - 1703 Domingo Canal y Soldevila
1704 - 1707 Blas de Trincheria
1707 - 1711 Diego de Flores
1711 - 1714 Juan Jerónimo Ungo de Velasco
1714 - 1715 Patricio Gómez de la Hoz
1715 - 1716 Pedro Sansón, conde de Desallois
1716 - 1719 Pedro Borrás
1719 Francisco Ibáñez y Rubalcava
1719 - 1730 Alonso de Guevara y Vasconcelos
1730 - 1732 Juan Andrés del Thoso
1732 - 1757 Antonio Villalba y Angulo
1758 Francisco de Alba
1758 - 1767 Narciso Vázquez y Nicuesa
1767 - 1772 Miguel Fernández de Saavedra
1772 - 1777 José Carrión y Andrade
1777 - 1779 Bernardo Tortosa
1780 - 1782 Antonio Manso
1782 - 1786 José Granados
1786 - 1788 José Naranjo
1788 - 1798 José Rivera
1798 - 1800 Fernando Moyano
1800 - 1814 Ramón Conti
1814 - 1821 Jacinto Díaz Capilla
1821 - 1823 Antonio Matero y Malpartida
1823 - 1824 Juan Pérez de Hacho y Oliván
1824 - 1826 Luis Capa y Rioseco (1st time)
1826 - 1829 Manuel García
1829 - 1830 Juan Serrano y Reyna
1830 - 1835 Luis Capa y Rioseco (2nd time)
1835 - 1838 Rafael Delgado
1839 - 1847 Demetrio María de Benito y Hernández
1847 - 1848 Manuel Arcaya
1848 - 1850 Ignacio Chacón
1850 - 1854 José de Castro y Méndez
1854 - 1856 Manuel del Villar (1st time)
1856 - 1858 José Morcillo Ezquerra
1858 - 1860 Manuel del Villar (2nd time)
1860 - 1861 Luis de la Breche
1861 - 1862 Felipe de Espinar
1862 - 1863 Manuel Álvarez Maldonado
1863 - 1864 Thomás O'Ryan
1864 - 1866 Bartolomé Benavides y Campuzano
1866 - 1868 José Salcedo y González
1868 - 1871 Pedro Beaumont y Peralta
1871 - 1873 Bernardo Alemañy y Perote
1873 - 1879 Andrés Cuadra y Bourman
1879 - 1880 Manuel Macías y Casado (1st time)
1880 Ángel Navascués
1880 - 1881 Evaristo García y Reyna
1881 - 1886 Manuel Macías y Casado (2nd time)
1886 - 1887 Teodoro Camino y Alcobendas
1887 - 1888 Mariano de la Iglesia y Guillén
1888 Juan Villalonga y Soler
1888 - 1889 Rafael Assin y Bazán
1889 - 1891 José Mirelis y González
1891 - 1893 Juan García y Magallo
1893 - 1894 Manuel Macías y Casado (3rd time)
1894 Juan Arolas y Esplugues
1894 - 1895 Rafael Cerero
1895 - 1898 José Alcántara Pérez
1898 - 1899 Fernando Alameda y Liancourt
1899 - 1904 Venancio Hernández y Fernández
1904 - 1905 Manuel Serrano y Ruíz
1905 Enrique Segura y Campoy
1905 - 1910 Josep Marina i Vega (b. 1848 - d. 1926)
1910 - 27 Nov 1912 José García Aldave
Presidents
1991 - 3 Mar 1998 Ignacio Velázquez Rivera (b. 1953)
3 Mar 1998 - 5 Jul 1999 Enrique Palacios Hernández (b. 1952?)
5 Jul 1999 - 19 Jul 2000 Mustafa Hamed Moh-Mohamed Aberchán (b. 1960)
19 Jul 2000 - 15 Jun 2019 Juan José Imbroda Ortiz (b. 1944)
15 Jun 2019 - Eduardo de Castro González (b. 1957)
Murcia
19 Jun 1982 Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia
Presidents of the Regional Council
10 Nov 1978 - 5 May 1979 Antonio Pérez Crespo (b. 1929 - d. 2012)
5 May 1979 - 22 Jul 1982 Andrés Hernández Ros (b. 1948 - d. 2016)
Presidents
22 Jul 1982 - 29 Mar 1984 Andrés Hernández Ros (s.a.)
29 Mar 1984 - 2 May 1993 Carlos Collado Mena (b. 1938)
2 May 1993 - 3 Jul 1995 María Antonia Martínez García (f) (b. 1953)
3 Jul 1995 - 10 Apr 2014 Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso (b. 1954)
10 Apr 2014 - 3 Jul 2015 Alberto Garre López (b. 1952)
3 Jul 2015 - 4 Apr 2017 Pedro Antonio Sánchez (b. 1976)
4 Apr 2017 - 3 May 2017 María Dolores Pagán Arce (f) (b. 1967)
(acting)
3 May 2017 - Fernando López Miras (b. 1983)
Navarra
16 Aug 1982 Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Presidents of the Government
28 Apr 1979 - 28 Sep 1980 Jaime Ignacio del Burgo Tajadura
(1st time) (b. 1942)
29 Sep 1980 - 13 Jan 1984 Juan Manuel Arza Muñuzuri (b. 1933 - d. 2019)
13 Jan 1984 - 5 May 1984 Jaime Ignacio del Burgo Tajadura
(2nd time) (s.a.)
5 May 1984 - 25 Sep 1991 Gabriel Urralburu Tainta (b. 1950)
25 Sep 1991 - 27 Jul 1995 Juan Cruz Alli Aranguren
(1st time) (b. 1942)
27 Jul 1995 - 19 Jun 1996 Javier Otano Cid (b. 1943)
19 Jun 1996 - 18 Sep 1996 Juan Cruz Alli Aranguren
(2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Sep 1996 - 1 Jul 2011 Miguel Sanz Sesma (b. 1952)
1 Jul 2011 - 22 Jul 2015 Yolanda Barcina (f) (b. 1960)
22 Jul 2015 - 6 Aug 2019 Uxue Barkos (f) (b. 1964)
6 Aug 2019 - María Chivite (f) (b. 1978)
País Vasco/Euskadi
5 Oct 1936 Autonomous Region of Basque Country
1937 autonomy ended with conquest of the region by Franco's army
22 Dec 1979 Autonomous Community of Basque Country
Presidents of the Government (Lehendakaris) (1937-79 in exile)
6 Oct 1936 - 22 Mar 1960 José Antonio de Aguirre y Lecube (b. 1904 - d. 1960)
28 Mar 1960 - 22 Dec 1979 Jesús María de Leizaola Sánchez (b. 1896 - d. 1989)
Presidents of the General Council
1978 Juan de Ajuriaguerra Ochandiano (b. 1903 - d. 1978)
(provisional)
17 Feb 1978 - 1979 Ramon Rubial Cavia (b. 1906 - d. 1999)
16 Jun 1979 - 9 Apr 1980 Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza (b. 1938)
Presidents of the Government (Lehendakaris)
10 Apr 1980 - 24 Jan 1985 Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza (s.a.)
24 Jan 1985 - 2 Jan 1999 José Antonio Ardanza Garro (b. 1941)
2 Jan 1999 - 7 May 2009 Juan José Ibarretxe (b. 1957)
7 May 2009 - 15 Dec 2012 Patxi López (b. 1959)
15 Dec 2012 - Iñigo Urkullu Renteria (b. 1961)
Valencia
10 Jul 1982 Valencian Community
Presidents of the Council of the Valencian Country
(from Jul 1982, presidents of the Generalitat)
10 Apr 1978 - 17 Dec 1979 Josep Lluís Albiñana i Olmos (b. 1943)
17 Dec 1979 - 1 Dec 1982 Enrique Monsonís Domingo (b. 1931 - d. 2011)
1 Dec 1982 - 4 Jul 1995 Joan Lerma i Blasco (b. 1951)
4 Jul 1995 - 24 Jul 2002 Eduardo Zaplana Hernández-Soro (b. 1956)
24 Jul 2002 - 20 Jun 2003 José Luis Olivas Martínez (b. 1952)
20 Jun 2003 - 21 Jul 2011 Francisco Enrique Camps Ortiz (b. 1962)
21 Jul 2011 - 28 Jul 2011 Paula Sánchez de León (f) (acting) (b. 1965)
28 Jul 2011 - 28 Jun 2015 Alberto Fabra (b. 1964)
28 Jun 2015 - Ximo Puig (b. 1959)