Mayor of San Salvador

The Mayor of San Salvador (Spanish: Alcalde de San Salvador) is the head of the municipal government of the city of San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador.

Mayor of San Salvador
Alcalde de San Salvador
Coat of arms of San Salvador.
Incumbent Mario Durán since 1 May 2021
Seat	San Salvador
Term length	3 years
Formation	1 April 1525
First holder	Diego de Holguín
Website	Alcalde de San Salvador

History

The position of Mayor of San Salvador was established on 1 April 1525 with Diego de Holguín, a Spanish conquistador, serving as its first mayor.^[1] He served as mayor of the old city of San Salvador, now known as Ciudad Vieja.^[2] The city was refounded in 1528 in its modern location and Diego de Alvarado assumed the mayorship of San Salvador.^[2]

List of mayors

Lieutenant Governors

No.	Portrait	Lieutenant Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Diego de Holguín (1486–1556)	1 April 1525	1 April 1528	3 years, 0 days	[1][3]
2		Diego de Alvarado (es) (?–1540)	1 April 1528	22 April 1529	1 year, 21 days	[2]
3		Gaspar Arias Dávila (es) (1490–1543)	22 April 1529	July 1529	c. 54 days	[4]
4		Diego de Rojas (1500–1544)	July 1529	1530	c. 321 days	[4]
5		Luis de Moscoso Alvarado (1505–1551)	1530	1532	c. 2 years, 0 days
6		Gómez de Alvarado (1482–1542)	1532	1534	c. 2 years, 0 days
7		Jorge de Alvarado (1460–1553)	1534	1535	c. 1 year, 0 days

Ordinary Mayors

No.	Portrait	Ordinary Mayor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
8		Isidro Blasco (?–?)	1535	1536	c. 1 year, 0 days
9		Alonso de Oliveros (es) (1490–1550)	1536	1537	c. 1 year, 0 days	[4]
10		Pedro Cerón (es) (1492–1572)	1537	1538	c. 1 year, 0 days	[4]
11		Antonio Docampo (es) (1490–1560)	1538	1539	c. 1 year, 0 days	[4]
12		Antonio Bermúdez (?–?)	1539	1540	c. 1 year, 0 days
13		Luis Dubre (?–?)	1540	1541	c. 1 year, 0 days
14		Pedro Cerón (es) (1492–1572)	1541	1544	c. 3 years, 0 days	[4]
15		Cristóbal Salvago (es) (1490–1560)	1544	1548	c. 4 years, 0 days	[4]
16		Luis Dubois (es) (1510–1570)	1548	1549	c. 1 year, 0 days	[4]
17		Juan Vázquez de Coronado (1523–1565)	1549	1552	c. 3 years, 0 days
18		Gaspar de Cepeda (es) (1498–1558)	1552	1555	c. 3 years, 0 days	[4]
19		Ambrosio Méndez (?–?)	1555	1556	c. 1 year, 0 days
20		Hernando Bermejo (?–?)	1556	1558	c. 2 years, 0 days
21		Juan de Tovar (?–?)	1558	1559	c. 1 year, 0 days
22		Pedro Benavides (?–?)	1559	1562	c. 3 years, 0 days
23		Pedro Cerón (es) (1492–1572)	1562	1564	c. 2 years, 0 days	[4]
24		Juan Núñez de Prado (?–?)	1564	1567	c. 3 years, 0 days
25		Lope Pardo (?–?)	1567	1569	c. 2 years, 0 days
26		Luis Dubois (es) (1510–1570)	1569	1570	c. 1 year, 0 days	[4]
27		Hernando Bermejo (?–?)	1570	1572	c. 2 years, 0 days
28		Gómez Díaz de la Reguera (es) (1508–1588)	1572	1573	c. 1 year, 0 days
29		Luis Ganboa (?–?)	1573	1577	c. 4 years, 0 days
30		Ignacio Cota (?–?)	1577	1579	c. 2 years, 0 days

Greater Mayors

No.	Portrait	Greater Mayor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
–		Diego Galán (es) (1530–1600) Interim Mayor	1579	1580	c. 1 year, 0 days
–		Juan Cisneros de Reynoso y Valverde (es) (1530–?) Interim Mayor	1580	1581	c. 1 year, 0 days	[5]
31		Alonso de Nava (es) (1520–1590)	1581	1586	c. 5 years, 0 days	[5]
32		Lucas Pinto (es) (1540–1588)	1586	1588	c. 2 years, 0 days	[5]
–		Diego de Paz y Quiñones (es) (1540–1630) Interim Mayor	1588	1590	c. 2 years, 0 days	[5]
–		Pedro Girón de Alvarado (es) (1545–1603) Interim Mayor	1590	1593	c. 3 years, 0 days	[5]
–		Luis de Fuentes y de la Cerda (es) (1570–?) Interim Mayor	1593	1594	c. 1 year, 0 days	[5]
33		Martín de Vega y Aceituno (es) (?–?)	1594	1596	c. 2 years, 0 days	[5]
34		Francisco Osorio y Ávalos (es) (1560–?)	1596	1603	c. 7 years, 0 days	[5]
35		Juan Guiral de Mencis (es) (?–1610)	1603	1607	c. 4 years, 0 days	[5]
36		Andrés Dorantes de Laguna (es) (?–1658)	1607	1614	c. 7 years, 0 days	[5]
37		Pedro Farfán de los Godos (es) (?–1623)	1614	1620	c. 6 years, 0 days	[5]
38		Pedro de Aguilar Lazo de la Vega (es) (1585–?)	1620	1626	c. 6 years, 0 days	[5]
39		Pedro de Torres y Toledo (es) (?–1656)	1626	1631	c. 5 years, 0 days	[5]
40		Eugenio de Rueda y Góngora (es) (1580–?)	1631	1635	c. 4 years, 0 days	[5]
41		Juan Sarmiento de Valderrama (es) (1590–1665)	1635	1641	c. 6 years, 0 days	[5]
–		Martín Duarte Fernández (es) (1575–1642) Interim Mayor	1641	1642	c. 1 year, 0 days	[5]
–		Antonio Justiniano Chavarri (?–?) Interim Mayor	1642	1647	c. 5 years, 0 days
42		Juan Martínez Téllez de los Ríos (1590s–1657)	1647	1652	c. 5 years, 0 days
43		José Portal de Artavia (?–?)	1652	1657	c. 5 years, 0 days
44		Francisco Andrabeja (?–?)	1657	1659	c. 2 years, 0 days
–		Lupercio de Espés y Brizuela (?–?) Interim Mayor	1659	1663	c. 4 years, 0 days
45		Pedro de Saravelles (?–?)	1663	1670	c. 7 years, 0 days
46		Martín de Revollar (?–?)	1670	1673	c. 3 years, 0 days
47		Juan de Miranda (?–?)	1673	1680	c. 7 years, 0 days
–		Diego de Gamarra y Balcárcel (?–?) Interim Mayor	1680	1684	c. 4 years, 0 days
48		Pedro Calvo del Risco (?–?)	1684	1689	c. 5 years, 0 days
49		José de Arría y Hurtado (?–?)	1689	1694	c. 5 years, 0 days
50		José Calvo de Lara (?–?)	1694	1699	c. 5 years, 0 days
51		Bartolomé Gálvez Corral (?–?)	1699	1703	c. 4 years, 0 days
–		Juan Antonio Ruiz de Bustamante (es) (1670–1725) Interim Mayor	1703	1706	c. 3 years, 0 days
–		Francisco Chacón Medina y Salazar (?–?) Interim Mayor	1706	1708	c. 2 years, 0 days
52		Nicolás de Segovia Parada y Verdugo (?–?)	1708	1710	c. 2 years, 0 days
–		Francisco Rodríguez Franco (?–?) Interim Mayor	1710	1715	c. 5 years, 0 days
53		Pedro de Oyanarte (?–1716)	1715	1716	c. 1 year, 0 days
–		Estebán de Larramendi (?–?) Interim Mayor	1716	1718	c. 2 years, 0 days
54		José Llanes Robles (?–?)	1718	1721	c. 3 years, 0 days
–		Pedro de Doralea (?–1723) Interim Mayor	1721	1723	c. 2 years, 0 days
–		Rodrigo Salgado (?–?) Interim Mayor	1723	1724	c. 1 year, 0 days
55		Pedro de Echevers (?–?)	1724	1729	c. 5 years, 0 days
56		Antonio González Manrique (es) (1695–1738)	1729	1734	c. 5 years, 0 days
57		Cristóbal Marcos de Gálvez Corral (?–?)	1734	1737	c. 3 years, 0 days
–		Manuel de Gálvez y Corral (?–?) Interim Mayor	1737	1740	c. 3 years, 0 days
58		Esteban Sánchez Calderón (?–?)	1740	1744	c. 4 years, 0 days
59		Isidro Díaz de Vivar (?–?)	1744	1751	c. 7 years, 0 days
60		Domingo Soto Bermúdez (?–?)	1751	1756	c. 5 years, 0 days
–		Manuel Amate (?–?) Interim Mayor	1756	1757	c. 1 year, 0 days
61		Bernabé de la Torre Trassierra (?–1773)	1757	1759	c. 2 years, 0 days
–		Francisco Ignacio Chamorro (es) (1719–1785) Interim Mayor	1759	1761	c. 2 years, 0 days
–		Manuel Fradique y Goyena (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1761	1763	c. 2 years, 0 days
–		José Jacinto Palomo y Rodríguez (?–?) Interim Mayor	1763	1765	c. 2 years, 0 days
62		Cristóbal Marcos de Gálvez Corral (?–?)	1765	1766	c. 1 year, 0 days
–		Manuel Fradique y Goyena (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1766	1771	c. 5 years, 0 days
63		Bernabé de la Torre Trassierra (?–1773)	1771	1773	c. 2 years, 0 days
–		Francisco Antonio de Aldana y Guevarra (?–?) Interim Mayor	1773	1774	c. 1 year, 0 days
–		Melchor de Mencos y Barón de Berrieza (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1774	1777	c. 3 years, 0 days
–		Manuel Fradique y Goyena (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1777	1779	c. 2 years, 0 days
64		Manuel Fradique y Goyena (es) (?–?)	1779	1786	c. 7 years, 0 days

Colonial Intendants

Main article: Colonial Intendant of San Salvador

No.	Portrait	Colonial Intendant	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
65		José Ortiz de la Peña (es) (?–?)	1786	1789	c. 3 years, 0 days	[6]
66		Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet (1748–1807)	1789	1791	c. 2 years, 0 days	[7]
67		José Antonio María de Aguilar (es) (1758–1799)	1791	1793	c. 2 years, 0 days	[7]
68		Ignacio Santiago Ulloa (es) (?–1789)	1793	1 January 1798	c. 4 years, 214 days	[7]
–		José Antonio María de Aguilar (es) (1758–1799) Interim Mayor	1 January 1798	15 September 1799	1 year, 257 days	[7]
–		Bernardo José de Arce (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	15 September 1799	1800	c. 108 days	[8]
–		Luis Martínez Navarrete (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1800	1801	c. 1 year, 0 days	[9]
–		Luis de Argueda (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1801	1802	c. 1 year, 0 days	[9]
–		José Justiniano Rosi (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1802	1803	c. 1 year, 0 days	[9]
–		Buenaventura de Viteri (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1803	1804	c. 1 year, 0 days	[9]
–		Francisco Vallejo (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1804	1804	c. 152 days	[9]
–		Antonio Isidro Palomo (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1804	28 June 1805	c. 1 year, 27 days	[9]
69		Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa (?–?)	28 June 1805	5 November 1811	6 years, 130 days	[9][10]
–		José Mariano Batres y Asturias (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	5 November 1811	3 December 1811	28 days	[9]
–		José Alejandro de Aycinena (es) (1767–1826) Interim Mayor	3 December 1811	August 1812	c. 242 days	[11]
70		José María Peinado y Pezonarte (es) (1769–1820)	August 1812	1814	c. 1 year, 153 days	[12]
–		José Méndez de Quiroga (es) (?–1817) Interim Mayor	1814	1817	c. 3 years, 0 days	[12]
–		Juan Miguel de Bustamante (es) (?–?) Interim Mayor	1817	1818	c. 1 year, 0 days	[12]
–		Simón Gutiérrez (es) (1780–?) Interim Mayor	1818	1818	c. 151 days	[12]
71		José María Peinado y Pezonarte (es) (1769–1819)	1818	1819	c. 1 year, 0 days	[13]
–		Pedro Barriere (1768–1827) Interim Mayor	1819	21 September 1821	c. 5 years, 112 days	[14][15]

Modern Mayors

No.	Portrait	Colonial Intendant	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Ref
1		José Napoleón Duarte (1925–1990)	March 1964	1970	c. 5 years, 306 days	Christian Democratic Party
2		Carlos Herrera Rebollo [es] (1935–1979)	1970	1 May 1974	c. 4 years, 120 days	Christian Democratic Party
3		José Antonio Morales Ehrlich (1935–2021)	1 May 1974	1 May 1976	2 years, 0 days	Christian Democratic Party
4		José Napoleón Gómez (?–?)	1 May 1976	1 May 1978	2 years, 0 days	Independent
Vacant (1 May 1978 – 1 May 1982)
5		Norman Duarte (?–?)	1 May 1982	1 May 1985	3 years, 0 days	Independent
6		José Antonio Morales Ehrlich (1935–2021)	1 May 1985	1 May 1988	3 years, 0 days	Christian Democratic Party
7		Armando Calderón Sol (1948–2017)	1 May 1988	1 May 1994	6 years, 0 days	Nationalist Republican Alliance
8		Mario Valiente (?–?)	1 May 1994	1 May 1997	3 years, 0 days	Nationalist Republican Alliance
9		Héctor Silva Argüello (1974–2011)	1 May 1997	1 May 2003	6 years, 0 days	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
10		Carlos Rivas Zamora (?–)	1 May 2003	1 May 2006	3 years, 0 days	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
11		Violeta Menjívar (1952–)	1 May 2006	1 May 2009	3 years, 0 days	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	[16]
12		Norman Quijano (1946–)	1 May 2009	1 May 2015	6 years, 0 days	Nationalist Republican Alliance
13		Nayib Bukele (1981–)	1 May 2015	1 May 2018	3 years, 0 days	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (until 2017)	[17][18][19]
(13)						Democratic Change (from 2018)
14		Ernesto Muyshondt (1975–)	1 May 2018	1 May 2021	3 years, 0 days	Nationalist Republican Alliance	[20]
15		Mario Durán (1983–)	1 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 106 days	Nuevas Ideas	[21]

See also

• San Salvador