List of colonial governors in 1777

Portugal

 * Angola – António de Lencastre, Governor of Angola (1772–1779)
 * Macau –
 * Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha, Governor of Macau (1771–1777)
 * D. Alexdra da Silva Pedrosa Guimares, Governor of Macau (1777–1778)

Spain

 * Río de la Plata – Pedro Antonio de Cevallos, Viceroy of Río de la Plata (1777–1778)