List of ambassadors of Spain to Argentina
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The ambassador of Spain to Argentina is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Argentine Republic.
| Ambassador of Spain to Argentina | |
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Incumbent since 30 October 2024Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Ibero-America | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Buenos Aires |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Pablo Soler y Guardiola |
| Formation | 1917 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to Argentina |
Spain sent its first diplomatic representatives to the region in 1840s, mainly to Montevideo. Regarding what is now Argentina, the consul general in Montevideo assumed the protection of Spaniards in this area until 1855, when Jacinto Albístur was appointed as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Río de la Plata states, with residence in Montevideo. After the signing of the Treaty of Recognition, Peace and Friendship of 1863 with modern Argentina, Spain established a legation in Buenos Aires and, in 1917, the envoy Pablo Soler y Guardiola was promoted to the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, appointing diplomats with that rank from then on.
Currently, Spain has five consulates general in the country, located in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza and Rosario.[1]
List of ambassadors
| Name | Rank | Term | Nominated by | Appointed by | Accredited to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The consul general and chargé d'affaires in Montevideo (1845–1855) | |||||
| Jacinto Albístur[a] | Minister | 1855–1859[2] | Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga | Isabella II | |
| Carlos Creus y Camps, a.i.[a] | Chargé d'affaires | 1859–1864[3] | Saturnino Calderón Collantes | ||
| Minister | 1864–1865[4] | Joaquín Francisco Pacheco | |||
| Pedro Sorela y Maury | Minister | 1865–1869[5] | Rufino de Elizalde | ||
| Carlos Antonio de España | Chargé d'affaires | 1869–1871[6] | The Viscount of Barrantes | ||
| Norberto Ballesteros | Chargé d'affaires | 1871–1873[7] | Amadeo I | Carlos Tejedor | |
| José Alvarez Peralta | Minister | 1873–1874[8] | Emilio Castelar | Estanislao Figueras | |
| Norberto Ballesteros | Chargé d'affaires | 1874–1875[9] | Augusto Ulloa y Castañón | The Duke of the Tower | |
| Justo Pérez Ruano | Chargé d'affaires | 1875–1879 | Alfonso XII | ||
| Francisco Otin y Messía | Chargé d'affaires | 1879–1882 | |||
| Juan Durán y Cuervo | Chargé d'affaires | 1882–1883[10] | The Marquess of Vega de Armijo | ||
| Minister | 1883–1888 | ||||
| Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán | Minister | 1888[11] | Alfonso XIII | ||
| Salvador López Guijarro | Minister | 1888–1889 | |||
| Juan Durán y Cuervo | Minister | 1889–1898 | Francisco Silvela | ||
| Julio de Arellano y Arróspide, Marquess of Casa Calvo |
Minister | 1898–1904[12] | The Duke of Almodóvar del Río | ||
| Ramiro Gil de Uribarri Ossorio | Minister | 1904–1907 | |||
| Luis de la Barrera y Riera | Minister | 1907–1910[13] | Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer | ||
| Pedro Careaga de la Quintana, Count of Cadagua |
Minister | 1910[14] | |||
| Pablo Soler y Guardiola | Minister | 1910–1917[15] | The Marquess of Alhucemas | ||
| Ambassador | 1917–1920[16] | Juan Alvarado y del Saz | Hipólito Yrigoyen | ||
| Eugenio Ferraz y Alcalá-Galiano, Marquess of Amposta |
Ambassador | 1920–1926[17] | The Duke of Ripalda | ||
| Emilio de Palacios y Fau | Ambassador | 1926[18] | The Viscount of Santa Clara de Avedillo | Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear | |
| Antonio de Zayas y Beaumont, Duke of Amalfi | Ambassador | 1926–1927[19] | |||
| Ramiro de Maeztu, Count of Maeztu |
Ambassador | 1927–1930[20] | The Marquess of Estella | ||
| Alfonso Danvila y Burguero | Ambassador | 1930–1931[21] | The Count of Xauen | José Félix Uriburu | |
| 1931–1936[22] | Alejandro Lerroux | Manuel Azaña | |||
| Enrique Díez Canedo | Ambassador | 1936–1937[23] | Augusto Barcia Trelles | Diego Martínez Barrio | Agustín Pedro Justo |
| Manuel Blasco Garzón (acting) | Consul General | 1937–1938 | |||
| Angel Ossorio y Gallardo | Ambassador | 1938–1939[24] | Julio Álvarez del Vayo | Manuel Azaña | Roberto Marcelino Ortiz |
| Juan Pablo de Lojendio Irure[b] | Chargé d'affaires | 1939–1940 | Francisco Franco | ||
| Antonio Magaz, Marquess of Magaz |
Ambassador | 1940–1943[25] | Juan Luis Beigbeder | ||
| José Muñoz Vargas, Count of Bulnes |
Ambassador | 1943–1947[26] | Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa | Pedro Pablo Ramírez | |
| José María de Areilza, Count of Motrico |
Ambassador | 1947–1950[27] | Alberto Martín-Artajo | Juan Perón | |
| Emilio de Navasqüés | Ambassador | 1950–1951[28] | |||
| Manuel Aznar Zubigaray | Ambassador | 1951–1955[29] | |||
| José María Alfaro Polanco | Ambassador | 1955–1971[30] | |||
| José Sebastián de Erice y O'Shea | Ambassador | 1971–1973[31] | Gregorio López-Bravo | Alejandro Agustín Lanusse | |
| Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez | Ambassador | 1973–1974[32] | |||
| Gregorio Marañón Moya, Marquess of Marañón |
Ambassador | 1974–1976[33] | Laureano López Rodó | Juan Perón | |
| Enrique Pérez Hernández y Moreno | Ambassador | 1976–1982[34] | The Marquess of Oreja | Juan Carlos I | Jorge Rafael Videla |
| Manuel Alabart Miranda, Marquess of Busianos |
Ambassador | 1982–1983[35] | José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | Leopoldo Galtieri | |
| José Luis Messía | Ambassador | 1983–1986[36] | Fernando Morán | Reynaldo Bignone | |
| Raimundo Bassols | Ambassador | 1986–1991[37] | Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | Raúl Alfonsín | |
| Rafael Pastor Ridruejo | Ambassador | 1991–1994[38] | Carlos Menem | ||
| Nicolás Martínez-Fresno y Pavía | Ambassador | 1994–1996[39] | Javier Solana | ||
| Carlos Carderera Soler | Ambassador | 1996–2000[40] | Abel Matutes | ||
| Manuel Alabart | Ambassador | 2000–2004[41] | Josep Piqué | Fernando de la Rúa | |
| Carmelo Angulo Barturen | Ambassador | 2004–2006[42] | Miguel Ángel Moratinos | Néstor Kirchner | |
| Rafael Estrella | Ambassador | 2006–2012[43] | |||
| Román Oyarzun Marchesi | Ambassador | 2012–2013[44] | José Manuel García-Margallo | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | |
| Estanislao de Grandes | Ambassador | 2013–2017[45] | |||
| Francisco Javier Sandomingo | Ambassador | 2017–2022[46] | Alfonso Dastis | Felipe VI | Mauricio Macri |
| María Jesús Alonso Jiménez | Ambassador | 2022–2024[47] | José Manuel Albares | Alberto Fernández | |
| Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde | Ambassador | 2024–pres.[48] | Javier Milei | ||
See also
Notes
- Resident in Montevideo.
- Representing the Junta Técnica del Estado (1936–1938) and the first government of Francisco Franco (1938–1940).