Below is a list of (known) governors of

Menorca Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its cap ...

from the time of the British occupation in 1708 until the British relinquished control of the island for the last time in 1802.

Background

It was commonplace for governors to be absent from the island, and several never set foot there. Menorca changed hands several times in the 18th century. It was ruled by Britain from its initial capture in 1708 until 1756, then occupied by France for seven years until the Peace of Paris (1763) when it was returned to Britain. In 1781, the island fell to a Spanish invasion, and in 1783, Britain ceded the island to Spain. It was captured by the British for a final time in 1798 and occupied until it was returned in 1802 to Spain.

Spanish rule (15th century – 1707)

* ? * 1451: Pere de Bell-lloc i de Sentmenat * 1467–1513: Guillem de Santcliment ** 1485: Guillem Ramón Dez Vall, Lieutenant of the Governor Guillem de Santcliment ** 1497: Francesc de Armedans, Regent * 1513–1535: Frederic de Santcliment * 1535–1536: Pere de Figarola * 1536–1555: Francesc Girón de Rebolledo * 1555–1558: Guillem de Rocafull * 1558–1575: Joan de Cardona i Rocabertí ** 1558 (June–July): Bartolomé Arguimbau, Regent ** 1558 (July): Francesc des Cors, Horaci de Villalonga, Regents * 1575–1583: Francesc Guimerà * 1583–1587: Miquel de Pacs ** 1584: Francesc de Vives, Lieutenant of the Governor Miquel de Pacs ** 1586: Pere de Lozano, Lieutenant of the Governor Miquel de Pacs ** 1586 (October): Rafael Squella, Lieutenant of the Governor Miquel de Pacs ** 1587: Antoni Fortuny, Regent * 1587–1593: Jeroni de Josa * 1593–1594:

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(first time) ** 1594: Antoni Fortuny, Regent * 1596–1597:

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* 1597–1598: Pedro de Heredia (second time) * 1598–1600: Pablo de Blas * 1600–1612: Cristóbal de Prado ** 1604–1611: Pablo de Blas, Lieutenant of the Governor Cristóbal de Prado and Captain general * 1612–1619:

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* 1619–1621: Vicent Sanchez * 1621–1624: Juan de Castelvì * 1624–1628: Baltasar de Borja (first time) * 1628–1631: Pedro Ferrer * 1631–1633:

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* 1633–1636:

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* 1636 (August–October):

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(first time) * 1636–1637:

Antonio de Oquendo Antonio de Oquendo y Zandategui (October 1577 in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa – 7 June 1640, in A Coruña) was a Spanish admiral; in 1639 he was in command of the Spanish forces at the Battle of the Downs. Naval career Antonio was the son of ...

* 1637 (May–June): Francisco Diaz * 1637 (June–October): Gregorio de Villalonga (second time) ** 1637(July): Pedro de Gavara, Lieutenant of the Governon Gregorio de Villalonga * 1637–1638: Baltazar de Borja (second time) ** 1637(October): Domingo de Herrera, Regent * 1638 (July–October):

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* 1638–1639:

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* 1639 (June–July): Gregorio de Villalonga (third time) * 1639–1642:

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* 1642–1645:

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* 1645–1650: Josep de Rocabertí * 1650 (October):

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* 1650–1653: Josef Esporrín * 1653 (April–August): Bernardino Andreu * 1653–1658: Antonio Imperial * 1658 (February–October): Felipe de la Nuza * 1658–1659: Bernardino Andreu * 1659 (March–August): Raymundo Torrella * 1659–1663: Isidoro Sanz * 1663 (August–October): Sebastian Duran * 1663–1664: Pedro Berga * 1664 (January–May): Josef de Borja * 1664 (May–August): Antonio de Verì * 1664–1671: Juan de Bayarte (first time) * 1671–1678:

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(first time) * 1678–1680: Juan Domenéch * 1680–1681:

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(first time) * 1681–1684: Juan de Bayarte (second time) * 1684 (July–October): Josef Pardo (second time) * 1684–1687: Francisco Net (second time) * 1687 (March–April):

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* 1687 (April–October): Josef Sisternes * 1687–1691: Valentin Sanchez * 1691–1694: Francisco Net (third time) * 1694–1701: Sebastian Suau de Ventimilla * 1701–1703: Geronimo Torrijos * 1703–1706: Francisco Falcò * 1706:

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* 1706 (October): Diego Leonardo Davila * 1706 (October): Francisco Net (fourth time) * 1706–1708

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British rule (1708–1756)

Governors

* 1708–1711: James Stanhope, who captured Menorca from Spain * 1712–1713:

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich, (10 October 1680 – 4 October 1743), styled Lord Lorne from 1680 to 1703, was a Scottish nobleman and senior commander in the British Army. He served on the contine ...

* 1713–1714:

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* 1714–1716:

* 1716–1718: George Carpenter * 1718–1719: George, Lord Forbes * 1733–1736: Richard Kane * 1737–1742: Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford * 1742–1747: John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair * 1747–1756: James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley; he never visited Menorca and from 1747 to June 1756, control was exercised by the Lieutenant-Governor, William Blakeney.

Lieutenant-governors

* 1733-1747 Philip Anstruther

French occupation (1756–1763)

* 1756–1758: Hyacinthe Gaëtan de Lannion (first time) * 1758–1759: Jean Toussaint de la Pierre, marquis de Frémeur * 1759–1760: Louis-Félicien de Boffin d'Argenson et Pusignieu (first time) * 1760–1762: Hyacinthe Gaëtan de Lannion (second time) * 1762–1763: Louis-Félicien de Boffin d'Argenson et Pusignieu (second time)

British rule (1763–1782)

Governors

* 1763: Sir Richard Lyttelton * 1766: George Howard * 1768: John Mostyn * 1778: James Murray

Lieutenant-governors

* 1763: James Johnston * 1774: James Murray * 1779: Sir William Draper During the absence of the Governor or Lieutenant-Governor, the island was governed by the military commandant: Colonel John Crawford until his death in 1765, and Major-General John Barlow from 1770.

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Returned to Spain (1782–1798)

British occupation (1798–1802)

* 1798–1800: Charles Stuart * 1800–1802:

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Restored to Spain (1802–present)

As part of the

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, Menorca was later governed by insular councils before

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came into effect in 1977.

References

Sources

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Rulers.org, B. Schemmel

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