title: List of colonial governors in 1829
text: # List of colonial governors in 1829
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1829. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola –
     * Nicolau Aberu Castelo Branco, Governor (1823–1829)
     * José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, Governor (1829–1834)
  
  ## Spanish Empire
  
  * Captaincy General of Cuba – Francisco Dionisio Vives, Governor of Cuba (1823–1832)
  * Captaincy General of Puerto Rico – Miguel de la Torre y Pando, conde de Torrepando, Governor of Puerto Rico (1822–1837)
  * Spanish East Indies – Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca, Governor-General of the Philippines (1825–1830)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * Malta Colony – Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, Governor of Malta (1827–1835)
  * New South Wales – Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales (1825–1831)
  * Western Australia
     * Captain James Stirling, Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia (1828–1839)
     * note: Colony of Western Australia established 30 December 1828
  