All 17th century Royal Governors were named by the
Royal Governor of Chile. In the 18th century this system changed and while still named by the Royal Governor of Chile the position were to be ratified by the
King of Spain. Later in the 18th century the
Viceroy of Peru took over the duties of naming governors but still with the need of ratification by the King of Spain. The position of Royal Governor of Chiloé dates to the early 17th century. Before that a succession of
corregidores existed including Alonso Benítez and
Alonso de Góngora Marmolejo. Antonio Mejía who was sent by
Alonso de Ribera to rule Chiloé died in a shipwreck in 1603 while approaching the archipelago. •
Fernando de Alvarado (1643–1644) • Antonio Manríquez de Lara (1680s) •
José Marín de Velasco (1708–1712, 1715–1719) • Juan Dávila de Herzelles (1724–1728) •
Victoriano Martínez de Tineo (1743–1748) •
Antonio Narciso de Santa María (1749–1761) •
Juan Antonio Garretón (1761–1765) • Manuel Fernández de Castelblanco (1765–1768) • Carlos de Beranger Dusonet (1768–1772) •
Juan Antonio Garretón (1772-1777) • Antonio Martínez y La Espada (1777-1786) Between 1786 and 1789 the position of governor was abolished and replaced by an
intendant. The sole intendant of this period was
Francisco Hurtado del Pino. •
Francisco Garos (1789–1791) • Juan Antonio Montes de la Puente (1797–1800) • César Balviani (1800-1800) • Antonio Álvarez y Jiménez (1800-1813) •
Ignacio María Justiz y Urrutia (1813-1817) •
Antonio de Quintanilla (1817-1868) ==References==