List of governors of Tangier

This is a list of governors of Tangier during the period when it was under European control.

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Portuguese Suzerainty
28 August 1471 to 1484?	Rodrigo Afonso de Melo, 1st Count of Olivença, Governor
1484? to 1486	Manuel de Melo, Count of Olivença, Governor
1486 to 1489	João de Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca, Governor	1st Term
1487 to 1489	Fernão Martins Mascarenhas, Interim Governor
1489 to 1490	Manuel Pessanha, Interim Governor
1490? to 1501	Lopo Vaz de Azevedo, Governor
1501 to 1508	João de Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca, Governor	2nd Term
1508 to 1521	Duarte de Meneses, Governor	1st Term
1521 to 1522	Henrique de Meneses, Governor
1522 to 1533	Duarte de Meneses, from Évora, Governor
1533 to 1536	Gonçalo Mendes Sacoto, Governor
1536 to 1539	Duarte de Meneses, Governor	2nd Term
1539 to 1546	João de Meneses, Governor
1546 to 1548	Francisco Botelho, Governor
1548 to 1550	Pedro de Meneses, Governor
1550 to 1552	João Álvares de Azevedo, Governor
1552 to 1553	Luís de Loureiro, Governor
1553	Fernando de Menezes, Governor
1553 to 1554	Luís da Silva de Meneses, Governor
1554 to 1564	Bernardim de Carvalho, Governor
1564 to 1566	Lourenço de Távora, Governor
15 July 1566 to 1 August 1572	João de Meneses, Governor
1572 to 1573	Rui de Carvalho, Governor
1573 to 1574	Diogo Lopes da Franca, Governor
1574 to 15 August 1574	António of Portugal, Governor
1574 to 1578	Duarte de Meneses, Viceroy of Portuguese India, Governor
1578 to September 1578	Pedro da Silva, Governor
7 September 1578 to 25 July 1581	Jorge de Mendonça, Governor
25 July 1581 to 1590	Francisco de Almeida, Governor
1590 to June 1591	Belchior da França and Simão Lopes de Mendonça, Governors
17 June 1591 to 24 August 1599	Aires de Saldanha, Governor
24 August 1599 to 22 September 1605	António Pereira Lopes de Berredo, Governor
22 September 1605 to March 1610	Nunho de Mendonça, Governor
March 1610 to June 1614	Afonso de Noronha, Governor
June 1614 to October 1614	Luís de Meneses, 2nd Count of Tarouca, Governor
October 1614 to August 1615	Luís de Noronha, Governor
August 1615 to 22 December 1616	João Coutinho, 5th Count of Redondo, Governor
22 December 1616 to 1 July 1617	André Dias da França, Governor
1 July 1617 to 1621	Pedro Manuel, Governor
1621 to 13 March 1622	André Dias da França, Governor
13 March 1622 to July 1624	Jorge de Mascarenhas, Marquis of Montalvão, Governor
July 1624 to 14 May 1628	Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares, Governor
14 May 1628 to 18 June 1628	Galaaz Fernandes da Silveira, Governor
18 June 1628 to 1637	Fernando de Mascarenhas, Count of Torre, Governor
15 April 1637 to 24 August 1643	Rodrigo Lobo da Silveira, Governor
1643 to 16 April 1645	André Dias da França, Governor
16 April 1645 to 20 November 1649	Caetano Coutinho, Governor
20 November 1649 to January 1653	Luís Lobo, Baron of Alvito, Governor
January 1653 to 7 March 1656	Rodrigo de Lencastre, Governor
7 March 1656 to 1661	Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira, Governor
1661 to 29 January 1662	Luís de Almeida, Governor
English Suzerainty (see English Tangier)
29 January 1662 to 9 May 1663	Henry Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough, Governor
10 May 1663 1663 to 4 May 1664	Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot, Governor
4 May 1664 to 1664	Sir Tobias Bridge, Acting Governor
1664 to April 1665	John Fitzgerald, Governor
April 1665 to 1666	John, Baron Belasyse, Governor (unable to take oath of conformity)
1666 to 1669	Sir Henry Norwood, Governor
1669 to 1670	John Middleton, Earl of Middleton, Governor
1670 to 1672	Sir Hugh Chomondeley, acting Governor
1672 to 1674	John Middleton, Earl of Middleton
1674 to 1675	, acting Governor
1675 to 1680	William O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, Governor
1680 to 1680	Palmes Fairbourne, Governor
1680 to 1680	Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, died after appointment but before taking up position
1680 to October 1680	Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, died soon after taking up position as Governor
October 1680 to 28 December 1681	Sir Edward Sackville, Governor
28 December 1681 to 1683	Sir Percy Kirke, Governor
1683 to 6 February 1684	George Legge, Admiral Lord Dartmouth, Governor
6 February 1684	Re-incorporated into Morocco

Tangier

History	History of Tangier Timeline Battle of Cape Spartel Battle of Cape Espartel Battle of Tangier (1664) First Moroccan Crisis Treaty of Tangiers English Tangier Governors of Tangier Administrators of the Tangier International Zone Tangier Garrison 2nd Tangier Regiment Tangier Regiment Tangier Protocol Tangier International Zone

Economy	Economy of Tangier Tangier Exportation Free Zone Tanger-med

Districts and streets	Tangier City Center Grand Socco Petit Socco Quartier du Marshan Rue Es-Siaghine Rue de la Liberté Avenue Pasteur Avenue d'Espagne Avenue Mohammed VI beach

Religious buildings	Tangier Grand Mosque Kasbah Mosque Sidi Bou Abib Mosque Church of the Immaculate Conception Anglican Church of St. Andrew

Palaces and museums	Dar el Makhzen American Legation Forbes Museum of Tangier Museum of Contemporary Art Fondation Lorin Musée de Carmen-Macein

Other buildings	Plaza de Toros bullring Borj en Naam Gran Teatro Cervantes Hotel Continental (Tangier) Café Hafa Tangerinn Villa Muniria

Schools and colleges	Tangier Anglo-Moroccan School The American School of Tangier

Transport	Rabat-Tangier expressway Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport

Sport and culture	Atletico Tanger IR Tanger Stade de Tanger Stade de Marchan Cap Radio (Morocco) National Cricket Stadium

Geography	Bay of Tangier Parc de la Mendoubia Colline du Charf Cape Spartel Cape Malabata

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List of governors of Tangier

See also