1787 colonial governors - Events of 1788 - 1789 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year

Portugal

• Angola - José de Almeida e Vasconcellos de Soveral e Carvalho, Governor of Angola (1784-1790)
• Macau -
  1. Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria, Governor of Macau (1783-1788)
  2. Francisco Xavier de Mendonca Corte-Real, Governor of Macau (1788-1789)

Great Britain

• New South Wales - Arthur Phillip, Governor of New South Wales (26 January 1788 - 1792).

Spain

• New Spain - Manuel Antonio Flores, Viceroy of New Spain (1787-1789).
• New Granada - Antonio Caballero y Góngora, viceroy of New Granada (1782-1789)