Governors of The Kingdom of Chile
| Picture | Name | Entered Office | Exited Office | Notes | Appointed by |
| Pedro de Valdivia | August 1540 | December 1547 | Charles V | ||
| Francisco de Villagra | December 1547 | 20 July 1549 | |||
| Pedro de Valdivia | 20 July 1549 | 25 December 1553 | Killed at the Battle of Tucapel. | ||
| Rodrigo de Quiroga | December 1553 | February 1555 | |||
| Francisco de Villagra | |||||
| Francisco de Aguirre | |||||
| Cabildos of Chile | February 1555 | May 1556 | The cities of Chile governed themselves while the dispute over the governorship was settled by the Real Audiencia in Lima. | ||
| Francisco de Villagra | May 1556 | April 1557 | Philip II | ||
| García Hurtado de Mendoza | April 1557 | February 1561 | |||
| Francisco de Villagra | February 1561 | June 1563 | |||
| Pedro de Villagra | June 1563 | June 1565 | |||
| Rodrigo de Quiroga | June 1565 | August 1567 | |||
| Real Audiencia of Chile | August 1567 | August 1568 | |||
| Melchor Bravo de Saravia | August 1568 | January 1575 | |||
| Rodrigo de Quiroga | January 1575 | February 1580 | |||
| Martín Ruiz de Gamboa | February 1580 | July 1583 | |||
| Alonso de Sotomayor | September 1583 | July 1592 | |||
| Pedro de Viscarra | July 1592 | October 1592 | |||
| Martín García Óñez de Loyola | October 1592 | December 1598 | Killed at the Disaster of Curalaba | ||
| Pedro de Viscarra de la Barrera | December 1598 | May 1599 | Philip III | ||
| Francisco de Quiñónez | May 1599 | July 1600 | |||
| Alonso García de Ramón | July 1600 | February 1601 | |||
| Alonso de Ribera de Pareja | February 1601 | March 1605 | |||
| Alonso García de Ramón | March 1605 | September 1607 | |||
| Luis Merlo de la Fuente Ruiz de Beteta | September 1607 | January 1611 | |||
| Juan Jaraquemada | January 1611 | March 1612 | |||
| Alonso de Ribera de Pareja | March 1612 | March 1617 | |||
| Fernando Talaverano Gallegos | March 1617 | January 1618 | |||
| Lope de Ulloa y Lemos | January 1618 | December 1620 | |||
| Cristóbal de la Cerda y Sotomayor | December 1620 | November 1621 | |||
| Pedro Osores de Ulloa | November 1621 | September 1624 | Philip IV | ||
| Francisco de Álava y Nureña | September 1624 | May 1625 | |||
| Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce | May 1625 | December 1629 | |||
| Francisco Laso de la Vega | December 1629 | May 1639 | |||
| Francisco López de Zúñiga 2nd Marquis of Baides |
May 1639 | May 1646 | |||
| Martín de Mujica y Buitrón | May 1646 | April 1649 | |||
| Alonso de Figueroa y Córdoba | April 1649 | May 1650 | |||
| Francisco Antonio de Acuña Cabrera y Bayona | May 1650 | January 1656 | |||
| Pedro Porter Casanate | January 1656 | February 1662 | |||
| Diego González Montero Justiniano | February 1662 | May 1662 | |||
| Ángel de Peredo | May 1662 | January 1664 | |||
| Francisco de Meneses Brito | January 1664 | 1667 | |||
| Diego Dávila Coello y Pacheco 1st Marquis of Navamorcuende |
1667 | February 1670 | Charles II | ||
| Diego González Montero Justiniano | February 1670 | October 1670 | |||
| Juan Henríquez de Villalobos | October 1670 | April 1682 | |||
| Marcos José de Garro Senei de Artola | April 1682 | January 1692 | |||
| Tomás Marín de Poveda 1st Marquis of Cañada Hermosa |
January 1692 | December 1700 | |||
| Francisco Ibáñez de Segovia y Peralta | December 1700 | February 1709 | Philip V | ||
| Juan Andrés de Ustariz | February 1709 | December 1716 | |||
| José de Santiago Concha y Salvatierra | December 1716 | 17 December 1717 | |||
| Gabriel Cano y Aponte | 17 December 1717 | 11 November 1733 | |||
| Francisco de Sánchez de la Barreda | 11 November 1733 | May 1734 | |||
| Manuel Silvestre de Salamanca Cano | May 1734 | November 1737 | |||
| José Antonio Manso de Velasco Count of Superunda |
November 1737 | June 1744 | |||
| Francisco José de Ovando 1st Marquis of Brindisi |
June 1745 | March 1746 | |||
| Domingo Ortíz de Rosas 1st Marquis of Poblaciones |
25 March 1746 | 28 December 1755 | Ferdinand VI | ||
| Manuel de Amat y Juniet | 28 December 1755 | 9 September 1761 | |||
| Félix de Berroeta | September 1761 | October 1762 | Charles III | ||
| Antonio de Guill y Gonzaga | October 1762 | August 1768 | |||
| Juan de Balmaseda | August 1768 | March 1770 | |||
| Francisco Javier de Morales | March 1770 | March 1772 |
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