Captaincy General of Cuba [SEP] inception
Captaincy General of Cuba
The Captaincy General of Cuba () was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire created in 1607 as part of Habsburg Spain's attempt to better defend the Caribbean against foreign powers, which also involved creating captaincies general in Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Yucatán. The restructuring of the Captaincy General in 1764 was the first example of the Bourbon Reforms in America. The changes included adding the provinces of Florida and Louisiana and granting more autonomy for these provinces. This later change was carried out by the Count of
- Viceroyalty of New Spain – Juan Ruíz de Apodaca, conde de Venadito (1816–1821)
- Captaincy General of Cuba –
1. José Cienfuegos, Governor of Cuba (1816–1819)
2. Juan María Echeverri, Governor of Cuba (1819)
3. Juan Manuel Cajigal y Niño, Governor of Cuba (1819–1821)
- Spanish East Indies – Mariano Fernández de Folgueras, Governor-General of the Philippines (1816–1822)
- Captaincy General of Santo Domingo – Carlos de Urrutia y Montoya, Governor of