List of mayors of San Antonio


The following is a list of mayors of San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio operates under a council–manager form of government. While the mayor presides over meetings of the City Council and is paid $3,000 more than other members of the Council, the mayor does not wield executive authority or veto power. Rather, the mayor has one vote on the city council, and the city manager, appointed by the City Council, has executive power. However, the mayor does have additional ceremonial responsibilities, such as issuing proclamations. Additionally, the mayor is the only city-wide elected official, and "a high-profile mayor can wield considerable political influence" in the city. For example, the San Antonio Express-News editorial board wrote that Mayor Julian Castro has "a mastery of political skill that made him a strong force in a weak mayor structure" during his term.
Under Texas law, the mayor, like the city council, is selected in a non-partisan election. When a vacancy occurs, the city council appoints an interim mayor. The mayor, like the other members of the city council, serves a two-year term, with a four-term limit. Since 1975, every mayor of San Antonio has previously served on the city council.

Colonial (16th century-1821) and Mexican (1821-1836) San Antonio

The mayors of colonial San Antonio served one-year terms, although there were exceptions: some mayors, such as José Curbelo, Ignacio Lopez de Armas and Jose Felix Menchaca, held office several times. Juan Leal Goraz became the first mayor of La Villa de San Fernando, the settlement which would later become known as the city of San Antonio, after its founding on March 9, 1731.
Years of ServiceMayor
1731–32
Juan Leal Goraz
1733Antonio de los Santos
1734Manuel de Niz
1735Juan Leal Goraz
1736Antonio de los Santos
1737Juan Curbelo
1738Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas
1739Juan Curbelo
1740Juan Delgado
1741Antonio Rodríguez Medero
1742Patricio Rodríguez
1743Antonio Sosa
1744Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente
1745Juan José Montes de Oca
1746José Curbelo
1747Mateo Pérez
1748Juan José Padrón
1748José Leal
1750Juan José Padrón
1751José Curbelo
1752-53Luis Antonio Menchaca
1755Manuel Delgado
1756Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente
1757José Curbelo
1758Juan José Flores
1759-1760Martín Lorenzo de Armas
1761Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente
1762Juan José Flores
1763Luis Antonio Menchada
1764Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas
Since April, 1764Francisco Delgado
1765Bernabé de Carbajal
1766Domingo Delgado
1767Miguel Gortari
1768Jacinto Delgado
1769Francisco Flores de Abrego
1770Simón de Arocha
1771José Félix Menchaca
1772-73Domingo Delgado
1774Joaquín Menchaca
1775Amador Delgado
1776Vicente Álvarez Travieso
1777Manuel Delgado
1778José Félix Menchaca
1779Francisco Flores de Abrego
1780Toribio de la Fuente Fernández
1781Francisco Flores de Abrego
1782Juan José de la Santa
1783Manuel Delgado
1784Francisco Javier Rodríguez
1785Salvador Rodríguez
1786Juan José de la Santa
1787Simón de Arocha
1788José Félix Menchaca
1789-90Ignacio Calvillo
1791Francisco de Arocha
1792Vicente Ferrer Enriquez de Amador
1793Manuel de Arocha
1794Ramón de las Fuentes
1795José Félix Menchaca
1796Salvador Rodríguez
1797José Roberto Núñez
1798Manuel de Arocha
1799Juan José de la Garza
1800Manuel Delgado
1801Manuel María Barrera
1802José Antonio Saucedo
1803José Félix Menchaca
1804Tomás de Arocha
1805Ignacio Pérez
1806-07José Antonio Saucedo
1807Ángel Navarro
1808Ignacio Pérez
1809Manuel María Barrera
1810Manuel Delgado
January–February, 1811Gaspar Flores de Abrego
Since March, 1811Francisco Travieso
1812Clemente Delgado
1813 José Antonio de la Garza
1813-14José Antonio Saucedo
1815José María Zambrano
1816Domingo Bustillos
1817Francisco Flores
1818Juan María Zambrano
1819Francisco Montes de Oca
1820Francisco Flores
1820Erasmo Seguín
1821José Ángel Navarro
1822José María Salinas
1823Manuel Yturri Castillo
1824Gaspar Flores de Abrego
1825Juan Martín de Veramendi
1826Juan José Zambrano
1827José María Salinas
1828Juan Martín de Veramendi
1829Gaspar Flores de Abrego
1830Jose Miguel de Arciniega
1831José María Salinas
1832José Antonio de la Garza
1833Jose Miguel de Arciniega
1834Juan Seguín
1835José Ángel Navarro
January–February, 1836Francisco Antonio Ruíz
April, 1836 – 1837José María Salinas

San Antonio in the Republic of Texas (1836-1844) and U.S. State of Texas (1844-present)

Years of ServiceMayor
1837–38John W. Smith
1838William H. Daingerfield
1838–39Antonio Menchaca
1839–40Samuel Maverick
1840–41John W. Smith
1841–42Juan Seguín
1841Francis Guilbeau
1842–44John W. Smith
1844–46Edward Dwyer
1846–47Bryan Callaghan, Sr.
1847Charles F. King
1847–48S. S. Smith
1848Charles F. King
1848–49S. S. Smith
1849–51J. M. Devine
1849–51J. S. McDonald
1852–53Charles F. King
1853–54J. M. Devine
1854–55John M. Carolan
1855–56James R. Sweet
1856–57J. M. Devine
1857J. H. Beck
1857–59A. A. Lockwood
1859–62James R. Sweet
1862–63Samuel Maverick
1863–65P.L. Buquor
1865J. H. Lyons
1865–66O. Cleveland
1866–67J. H. Lyons
1867–72Wilhelm Carl August Thielepape
1872S. G. Newton
1872–75Francois P. Giraud
1875–85James H. French
1885–92Bryan Callaghan, Jr.
1892–93A. I. Lockwood
1893–94George Paschal
1894Henry Elmendorf
1894–97Henry Elmendorf
1897–99Bryan Callaghan, Jr.
1899–03Marshall Hicks
1903Frederick Terrell
1903–05John P. Campbell
1905–12Bryan Callaghan, Jr.
1912William L. Richter
1912–1913A. H. Jones
1913Albert Steves
1913–1917Clinton G. Brown
1917–21Sam C. Bell
1921–23O. B. Black
1923–27John W. Tobin
1927Phil Wright
1927–33C. M. Chambers
1933C. K. Quin
1933–39C. K. Quin
1939–41Maury Maverick
1941–43C. K. Quin
1943–47Gus B. Mauerman
1947–49Alfred Callaghan
1949–52A. C. White
1952–53Sam Bell Steves
1953–54A. C. White
1954R. L. Lester
1954–55R. N. White, Sr.
May 1, 1955 – May 1, 1961J. Edwin Kuykendall
May 1, 1961 – May 1, 1971Walter W. McAllister
May 1, 1971 – May 1, 1973John Gatti
May 1, 1973 – May 1, 1975Charles L. Becker
May 1, 1975 – May 1, 1981Lila Cockrell
May 1, 1981 – June 1, 1989Henry G. Cisneros
June 1, 1989 – June 1, 1991Lila Cockrell
June 1, 1991 – June 1, 1995Nelson Wolff
June 1, 1995 – June 1, 1997William E. "Bill" Thornton
June 1, 1997 – June 1, 2001Howard W. Peak
June 1, 2001 – June 7, 2005Edward D. Garza
June 7, 2005 – June 1, 2009Phil Hardberger
June 1, 2009 – July 22, 2014Julian Castro
July 22, 2014 – June 21, 2017Ivy Taylor
June 21, 2017 – presentRon Nirenberg