The Mexican state of Nuevo León has been governed by more than a hundred individuals in its history, who have had various titles and degrees of responsibility depending on the prevailing political regime of the time. Under the current regime, executive power rests in a governor, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. The position is open only to a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years old with at least five years of residency in Nuevo León. The governor's term begins on October 4 and finishes six years later on October 3. Elections occur 3 years before/after presidential elections. Nuevo Reino de León Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva, 1580–1588 Diego de Montemayor, 1588–1610 Diego de Montemayor (el mozo), 1610–1611 Diego Rodríguez, 1612–1614 Agustín de Zavala, 1614–1625 Martín de Zavala, 1625–1664 León de Alza, 1665–1667 Nicolás de Azcárraga, 1667–1676 Domingo de Prudena, 1676–1681 Blas de la Garza y Falcón, 1681 Domingo de Videgaray y Zarza, 1681 Francisco de la Calancha y Valenzuela, 1681 Blas de la Garza Falcón, 1681 Juan de Echeverría, 1681–1682 Diego de Villarreal, 1682–1683 Alonso de León, 1683–1684 Antonio de Echevérez y Subiza, 1684–1687 Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, 1687–1688 Pedro Fernández de la Ventosa, 1688–1693 Juan Pérez de Merino, 1693–1698 Juan Francisco de Vergara y Mendoza 1698–1703 Francisco Báez Treviño, 1703–1705 Gregorio de Salinas Varona, 1705–1707 Cipriano García de Pruneda, 1707–1708 Luis García de Pruneda 1708–1710 Francisco Mier y Torre, 1710–1714 Francisco Báez Treviño 1714–1718 Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón 1718 Francisco de Barbadillo y Vitoria, 1719–1723 Juan José de Arriaga y Brambila, 1723–1725 Pedro de Sarabia Cortés, 1725–1729 Bernardino de Meneses Monroy y Mendoza, 1730–1731 Juan Antonio Fernández de Jáuregui y Urrutia, 1731–1740 Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella, 1740–1746 Vicente Bueno de Borbolla, 1746–1751 Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella, 1752–1757 Juan Manuel Muñoz de Villavicencio, 1757–1762 Carlos de Velasco, 1762–1764 Ignacio Ussel y Guimbarda, 1764–1772 Francisco de Echegaray, 1772–1773 Melchor Vidal de Lorca y Villena, 1773 Vicente González de Santianes, 1773–1788 Manuel Bahamonde y Villamil, 1788–1795 Simón de Herrera y Leyva, 1795–1810 Manuel de Santa María, 1810–1811 José Santiago Villarreal, 1811 Blas José Gómez de Castro, 1811–1813 Ramón Díaz Bustamante, 1813 José Antonio Mujica, 1814 Froilán de Mier y Noguera, 1815 Francisco Bruno Barreda, 1816 and 1818–1821 Bernardo Villamil, 1817–1818 Independent Mexico Juan de Echandía 1822 Francisco de Mier y