# José de Arana y Górnica - Governor and Commandant-General of Panama (Tierra Firme)

URL: https://allhistories.com/panama/rulers/jose-de-arana-y-gornica
Term: 1762–1764
Number in the list: 97
Dynasty: Spanish colonial governors
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Governor_of_Panama

José de Arana y Górnica governed the isthmus as governor and commandant-general of Panama from 1762 to 1764 on an interim basis. After the abolition of the Audiencia of Panama in 1751 the governor answered to the Viceroy of New Granada in Bogotá, and the isthmus's transit trade had declined sharply.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [José Antonio Raón](https://allhistories.com/panama/rulers/jose-antonio-raon)
- Next in list: [José Blasco de Orozco](https://allhistories.com/panama/rulers/jose-blasco-de-orozco)