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| post                     = Governor
| body                     = Spanish Guinea
| native_name              = {{small|''Gobernador del Guinea Español''}}
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| imagecaption             = '''Longest serving<br>[[Ángel Barrera y Luyando]]'''<br>10 September 1910 – 8 February 1924
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| reports_to               = [[List of heads of state of Spain|Head of State of Spain]]
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| seat                     = [[Malabo|Santa Isabel]]
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| formation                = {{Start date and age|1778|10|24|df=y}}
| first                    = [[Felipe de los Santos Toro y Freyre, conde de Argelejo]]
| last                     = [[Víctor Suances y Díaz del Río]]
| abolished                = {{End date and age|1968|10|12|df=y}}
| succession               = [[List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea|President of Equatorial Guinea]]
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[[File:Eq Guinea ES.PNG|thumb|Map of Spanish Guinea.]]
{{History of Equatorial Guinea}}
The '''colonial governors of Spanish Guinea''' were the colonial administrators responsible for the territory of [[Spanish Guinea]], an area equivalent to modern-day [[Equatorial Guinea]].

==List==

(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)

{| class="wikitable"
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! Tenure
! width=60px|Portrait
! Incumbent
! Notes
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|colspan="4"|'''Spanish suzerainty'''
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|24 October 1778 to 14 November 1778|| ||'''[[Felipe de los Santos Toro y Freyre, conde de Argelejo]]''', <br>Governor||
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|14 November 1778 to 30 December 1781|| ||'''{{ill|Joaquín Primo de Rivera y Pérez de Acal|es}}''', <br>Governor||
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|30 December 1781 to 27 October 1827||colspan=2|''Vacant''||
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|colspan="4"|'''British suzerainty'''
|- align=center bgcolor="white"
|colspan="4"|'''Superintendents later Governors of [[Bioko|Fernando Pó]]'''<br />{{small|(''1849–1855 also British Consuls of the [[Bight of Biafra]], [[Nigeria]]'')}}
|- valign=top
|27 October 1827 to 4 April 1829||[[File:William Fitzwilliam Owen.jpg|60px]]||'''[[William Fitzwilliam Owen]]''', <br>Superintendent||
|- valign=top
|4 April 1829 to 1830||[[File:General Sir Edward Nicolls, KCB, RM.jpg|60px]]||'''[[Edward Nicolls]]''', <br>Superintendent||1st time
|- valign=top
|1830 to 1831|| ||'''[[John Beecroft]]''', <br>acting Superintendent||1st time
|- valign=top
|18 August 1831 to 1833||[[File:General Sir Edward Nicolls, KCB, RM.jpg|60px]]||'''[[Edward Nicolls]]''', <br>Superintendent||2nd time
|- valign=top
|1833 to 10 June 1854|| ||'''[[John Beecroft]]''', <br>Superintendent||2nd time
|- valign=top
|10 June 1854 to 27 May 1858|| ||'''[[James W. B. Lynslager]]''', <br>acting Superintendent||
|- valign=top
|colspan="4"|'''Spanish suzerainty'''
|- valign=top
|27 May 1858 to 1 September 1859||[[File:Carlos Chacón y Michelena (Escuela de Guerra Naval de Madrid).jpg|60px]]||'''{{ill|Carlos de Chacón y Michelena|es}}''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|1 September 1859 to 30 June 1862||[[File:José de la Gándara y Navarro.jpg|60px]]||'''[[José de la Gándara y Navarro]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|30 June 1862 to 1 August 1865|| ||'''[[Pantaleón López de la Torre Ayllón]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|1 August 1865 to 31 August 1865|| ||'''[[Francisco Osorio (colonial governor of Spanish Guinea)|Francisco Osorio]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|31 August 1865 to 18 September 1865|| ||'''[[Félix Recio]]''', <br>acting Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|18 September 1865 to 1 April 1868|| ||'''[[José Gómez de Barreda y Ruiz de Mazmela]]''', <br>Governor||
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|1 April 1868 to 9 August 1868|| ||'''[[Félix Recio]]''', <br>acting Governor||2nd time
|- valign=top
|9 August 1868 to 18 July 1869|| ||'''[[Joaquín de Souza y Gallardo]]''', <br>Governor||
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|21 August 1869 to 11 September 1869|| ||'''[[Clemente Ramos]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|11 September 1869 to 21 January 1870|| ||'''[[Manuel Vial]]''', <br>acting Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|21 January 1870 to 11 June 1870|| ||'''[[Zoilo Sánchez Ocaña]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|11 June 1870 to 16 August 1870|| ||'''[[Manuel Vial]]''', <br>acting Governor||2nd time
|- valign=top
|16 August 1870 to 14 February 1871|| ||'''[[Felipe C. Argüelles]]''', <br>acting Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|14 February 1871 to 28 April 1871||[[File:Federico Anrich.jpg|60px]]||'''{{ill|Federico Anrich Santamaría|es}}''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|28 April 1871 to 1 October 1871|| ||'''[[Felipe C. Argüelles]]''', <br>acting Governor||2nd time
|- valign=top
|1 October 1871 to 23 June 1872|| ||'''[[Antonio Vivar]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|23 June 1872 to 5 December 1872|| ||'''[[Pedro Osa]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|5 December 1872 to 22 November 1874|| ||'''[[Ignacio García Tudela]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|22 November 1874 to 22 January 1875|| ||'''[[Jacobo Varela]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|22 January 1875 to 13 February 1877|| ||'''[[Diego Santisteban y Chamorro]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|13 February 1877 to 1 February 1879|| ||'''[[Alejandro Arias Salgado]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|1 February 1879 to 21 April 1879|| ||'''[[Luis de la Pila]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|21 April 1879 to 20 June 1879|| ||'''[[Juan Aguilar (colonial governor of Spanish Guinea)|Juan Aguilar]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|20 June 1879 to 24 July 1879|| ||'''[[José Montes de Oca y Aceñero]]''', <br>acting Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|24 July 1879 to 3 September 1880|| ||'''[[Enrique Santaló y Sáenz de Tejada]]''', <br>Governor||
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|3 September 1880 to 24 January 1883|| ||'''[[José Montes de Oca y Aceñero]]''', <br>Governor||2nd time
|- valign=top
|24 January 1883 to 25 January 1883|| ||'''[[Francisco Romera]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|25 January 1883 to 28 December 1884|| ||'''[[Antonio Cano y Prieto]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|28 December 1884 to 28 January 1885|| ||'''[[Waldo Pérez Cossio]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|28 January 1885 to 1 October 1887|| ||'''[[José Montes de Oca y Aceñero]]''', <br>Governor||3rd time
|- valign=top
|1 October 1887 to 8 November 1887|| ||'''[[Juan de la Rocha]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|8 November 1887 to 4 February 1888|| ||'''[[Luis Navarro (colonial governor of Spanish Guinea)|Luis Navarro]]''', <br>Governor||
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|4 February 1888 to 20 April 1888|| ||'''[[José María Ibarra y Autrán]]''', <br>acting Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|20 April 1888 to 21 April 1890|| ||'''[[Antonio Morena Guerra]]''', <br>Governor||
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|21 April 1890 to 4 November 1890|| ||'''[[José María Ibarra y Autrán]]''', <br>Governor||2nd time
|- valign=top
|4 November 1890 to 22 December 1890|| ||'''[[José Gómez de Barreda]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|22 December 1890 to 24 December 1891|| ||'''[[José de Barrasa y Fernández de Castro]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|24 December 1891 to 10 April 1892|| ||'''[[Antonio Martínez (colonial governor of Spanish Guinea)|Antonio Martínez]]''', <br>Governor||
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|10 April 1892 to 12 May 1893|| ||'''[[Eulogio Merchán y Rico]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|12 May 1893 to 17 May 1893|| ||'''[[Dionisio Shelly]]''', <br>acting Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|17 May 1893 to 1 June 1893|| ||'''[[Pio Porcell]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|1 June 1893 to 29 July 1893|| ||'''[[Dionisio Shelly]]''', <br>acting Governor||2nd time
|- valign=top
|29 July 1893 to 16 February 1895|| ||'''[[José de la Puente y Bassavé]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|16 February 1895 to 21 July 1895|| ||'''[[Agustín Cuesta]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|21 July 1895 to 19 May 1897|| ||'''[[Adolfo de España y Gómez de Humarán]]''', <br>Governor||
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|19 May 1897 to 19 June 1897|| ||'''[[Armando Pontes]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|19 June 1897 to 21 July 1897|| ||'''[[Mateo Mezquida]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|21 July 1897 to 19 October 1897|| ||'''[[Manuel Rico]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|19 October 1897 to 7 November 1899|| ||'''[[José Rodríguez de Vera]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|7 November 1899 to 30 November 1899|| ||'''[[Francisco Guarro]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|30 November 1899 to 12 December 1899|| ||'''[[Guillermo Lacave]]''', <br>acting Governor||
|- valign=top
|14 December 1899 to 3 March 1901|| ||'''[[Francisco de Paula Dueñas Martínez]]''', <br>Governor||
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|3 March 1901 to 25 February 1905|| ||'''[[José de Ibarra y Autrán]]''', <br>Governor||
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|25 February 1905 to 26 March 1906|| ||'''[[José Gómez de la Serna]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|26 March 1906 to 20 September 1906|| ||'''[[Diego Saavedra y Magdalena]]''', <br>Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|20 September 1906 to 18 February 1907|| ||'''[[Ángel Barrera y Luyando]]''', <br>Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|18 February 1907 to 17 August 1908|| ||'''[[Luis Ramos Izquierdo y Vivar]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|17 August 1908 to 30 September 1908|| ||'''[[Luis Dabán]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|30 September 1908 to 19 October 1908|| ||'''[[Diego Saavedra y Magdalena]]''', <br>acting Governor||2nd time
|- valign=top
|19 October 1908 to 10 September 1910|| ||'''{{ill|José Centaño Anchorena|es}}''', <br>Governor||
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|10 September 1910 to 8 February 1924|| ||'''[[Ángel Barrera y Luyando]]''', <br>Governor||2nd time
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|8 February 1924 to 8 February 1926|| ||'''[[Carlos Tovar de Revilla]]''', <br>Governor||
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|8 February 1926 to 1 March 1931||[[File:NunezPrado.jpg|60px]]||'''[[Miguel Núñez de Prado]]''', <br>Governor||
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|1 January 1928 to 14 August 1928|| ||'''[[Adolfo García Amilivia]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Prado
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|2 August 1930 to 1 March 1931|| ||'''[[José Domínguez Manresa]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Prado
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|20 April 1931 to 1 November 1931|| ||'''[[José Domínguez Manresa]]''', <br>interim Governor||1st time
|- valign=top
|1 November 1931 to 14 November 1932|| ||'''[[Gustavo de Sostoa y Sthamer]]''', <br>Governor||
|- valign=top
|14 November 1931 to 15 November 1932|| ||'''[[Pedro Agustín González Ordóñez]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|15 November 1932 to 10 July 1933|| ||'''[[José Domínguez Manresa]]''', <br>interim Governor||2nd time
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|10 July 1933 to 1 September 1934|| ||'''[[Estanislao Lluesma García]]''', <br>Governor||
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|1 September 1934 to 5 September 1935|| ||'''[[José Domínguez Manresa]]''', <br>acting Governor||3rd time
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|5 September 1934 to 10 December 1935|| ||'''[[Ángel Manzaneque Feltrer]]''', <br>Governor||
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|15 June 1935 to 10 December 1935|| ||'''[[Luis Serrano Maranges]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Feltrer, 1st time
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|10 December 1935 to 25 September 1936|| ||'''[[Luis Sánchez Guerra y Sáinz]]''', <br>Governor||
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|15 September 1936 to 25 September 1936|| ||'''[[Estanislao Lluesma García]]''', <br>Governor||Appointed, did not take office
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|25 March 1936 to 12 April 1936|| ||'''[[Carlos Vázquez Ruiz]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Guerra y Sáinz
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|25 September 1936 to 1 January 1937|| ||'''[[Luis Serrano Maranges]]''', <br>acting Governor||[[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist]], in [[1936 uprising in Spanish Guinea|rebellion]] on [[Bioko|Fernando Pó]] from 19 September 1936; 2nd time
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|25 September 1936 to 14 October 1936|| ||'''[[Miguel Hernández Porcel]]''', <br>Subgovernor||[[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]], in dissidence in [[Río Muni]]
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|12 December 1936 to 14 December 1936|| ||'''[[Carlos Vázquez Ruiz]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Serrano
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|1 January 1937 to 15 December 1937||[[File:1911-07-10, Heraldo de Madrid, Manuel de Mendívil.jpg|60px]]||'''{{ill|Manuel de Mendívil y Elío|es|Manuel de Mendívil}}''', <br>Governor||
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|15 December 1937 to 5 March 1942||[[File:Juan Fontán Lobe.png|60px]]||'''[[Juan Fontán Lobé]]''', <br>Governor||
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|12 June 1938 to 21 September 1938|| ||'''[[Natividad Calzada y Castañeda]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Fontán
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|30 August 1939 to 15 December 1939|| ||'''[[Víctor Suances y Díaz del Río]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Fontán
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|22 August 1940 to 16 September 1940|| ||'''[[Fernando González Lavín]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Fontán
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|16 September 1940 to 17 May 1941|| ||'''[[Víctor Suances y Díaz del Río]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Fontán
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|14 August 1941 to 13 October 1941|| ||'''[[Pedro Cano Manuel Aubarede]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Fontán
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|13 October 1941 to 5 March 1942|| ||'''[[José Luis Soraluce Irastorza]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Fontán
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|5 March 1942 to 12 February 1944|| ||'''[[Mariano Alonso Alonso]]''', <br>Governor||
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|18 October 1943 to 12 February 1944|| ||'''[[Rufino Pérez Barrueco]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Alonso
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|12 February 1944 to 6 March 1949|| ||'''[[Juan María Bonelli Rubio]]''', <br>Governor||
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|13 September 1944 to 2 March 1945|| ||'''[[Joaquín Bosch de la Barrera]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Bonelli
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|9 August 1946 to 22 February 1947|| ||'''[[Joaquín Bosch de la Barrera]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Bonelli
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|12 April 1948 to 8 August 1948|| ||'''[[Carlos Rodríguez Solano y Dueñas]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Bonelli
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|6 March 1949 to April 1949|| ||'''[[Pedro Grajera Torres]]''', <br>acting Governor||
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|April 1949 to 21 February 1962||[[File:Faustino Ruiz Gonzalez.jpg|60px]]||'''[[Faustino Ruíz González]]''', <br>Governor||
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|November 1953 to 1954|| ||'''[[Hermenegildo Altozano Moraleda]]''', <br>acting Governor||Acting for Ruíz González
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|21 February 1962 to ''1 January 1964''|| ||'''{{ill|Francisco Núñez Rodríguez|es}}''', <br>Governor||A [[1963 Equatorial Guinean autonomy referendum|referendum on autonomy]] was held on 15 December 1963, approving the proposal
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|1 January 1964||colspan="3"|''Self-rule as '''Equatorial Guinea'''''
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|''1 January 1964'' to 10 March 1964|| ||'''{{ill|Francisco Núñez Rodríguez|es}}''', <br>Governor||
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|10 March 1964 to ''July 1964''||rowspan=2| ||'''[[Pedro Latorre Alcubierre]]''', <br>Governor||
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|''July 1964'' to August 1966||'''[[Pedro Latorre Alcubierre]]''', <br>Commissioner-General||
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|August 1966 to 12 October 1968|| ||'''[[Víctor Suances y Díaz del Río]]''', <br>Commissioner-General||
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|12 October 1968||colspan="3"|''Independence as '''[[Equatorial Guinea|Republic of Equatorial Guinea]]'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/10/13/archives/spanish-guinea-gains-independence.html|title=Spanish Guinea Gains Independence|date=13 October 1968|work=The New York Times|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>
|}

For continuation after independence, ''see:'' [[List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea]]

==See also==
* [[Politics of Equatorial Guinea]]
* [[List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea]]
* [[Vice President of Equatorial Guinea]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Equatorial Guinea]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Equatorial_Guinea.html World Statesmen – Equatorial Guinea]

{{Equatorial Guinea topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colonial Governors Of Spanish Guinea}}
[[Category:Lists of Spanish colonial governors and administrators|Guinea]]
[[Category:Spanish Africa]]
[[Category:Equatorial Guinea history-related lists]]