List of colonial governors of Spanish Sahara

Governor of Spanish Sahara
Gobernador del Sahara Español
Coat of arms of Spanish Sahara
Longest serving Emilio Bonelli 3 November 1884 – bf. 1902
Reports to	Head of State of Spain
Seat	Villa Cisneros (1884–1940) El Aaiún (1940–1976)
Formation	3 November 1884
First holder	Emilio Bonelli
Final holder	Federico Gómez de Salazar y Nieto
Abolished	6 February 1976

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The colonial governors of Spanish Sahara were the colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Spanish Sahara, an area equivalent to modern-day Western Sahara. The list covers the colonial governors from November 1884 till February 1976, when Spain announced it had transferred sovereignty to Morocco and terminated its administration of West Sahara.^[1]