The Spanish Ministry of War () was established as the Secretary of State () in 1714. In 1977 it was collected with the Ministry of the Navy and Ministry of the Air to create the Minister of Defence.
List of officeholders Kingdom of Spain (1700–1810)
Portrait Name Term of officeGovernment Took office Left office Time in officeRoyal Secretary of State for War Universal BureauFirst reign of Philip V (1700–1724)1 Manuel Coloma y Escolano 15 September 17034 August 1704UbillaRoyal Secretary of State for War and Treasury 1 José de Grimaldo 11 July 1705 30 November 1714 MejoradaVelasco Royal Secretary of State for War 1 Miguel Fernández Durán 30 November 1714 21 January 1721 Grimaldo I 2 21 January 1721 15 January 1724 Grimaldo IReign of Louis I (1724) (2) 15 January 1724 31 August 1724 Orendain ISecond reign of Philip V (1724–1746)(2) 31 August 172412 December 1725Orendain I Grimaldo II 3 Baron Ripperda 12 December 1725 14 April 1726 Ripperda (2) 14 April 1726 5 September 1730 Grimaldo IIIOrendáin II 4 José Patiño y Rosales 5 September 1730 3 November 1736 † Orendáin IIPatiño – Marquess of Villarías 3 November 1736 18 March 1737 Villarías 5 Duke of Montemar 18 March 1737 27 October 1741 Villarías 6 Marquess of Villarías 27 October 1741 11 April 1743 7 Marquess of Ensenada 11 April 1743 9 July 1746 Reign of Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) (7) Marquess of Ensenada 9 July 1746 22 July 1754 VillaríasCarvajalHuéscarWall 8 Sebastián de Eslava 22 July 1754 21 June 1759 † Wall 9 Ricardo Wall 21 June 1759 10 August 1759 Reign of Charles III (1759–1788) (9) Ricardo Wall 10 August 1759 1 September 1763 Wall 10 Marquess of Esquilache 1 September 1763 1 April 1766 WallGrimaldi 11 Juan Gregorio Muniáin 1 April 1766 14 January 1772 † Grimaldi 12 Ambrosio de Funes y Villalpando 14 January 1772 15 July 1780 GrimaldiFloridablanca 13 15 July 1780 21 January 1785 † Floridablanca 14 21 January 1785 29 June 1787 15 Jerónimo de Caballero y Vicente del Campo 29 June 1787 14 December 1788 FloridablancaSupreme Council of State Reign of Charles IV (1788–1808) (15) Jerónimo de Caballero y Vicente del Campo 14 December 1788 27 April 1790 Supreme Council of State 16 27 April 1790 11 December 1795 Supreme Council of StateArandaGodoy 17 Miguel José de Azanza 11 December 1795 7 October 1796 Godoy Office abolished (held by the First Secretary of State) 18 Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú 25 November 1807 19 March 1808 Guerra IO'Farril Reign of Ferdinand VII (1808) (18) Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú 19 March 1808 5 April 1808 Guerra II 19 Gonzalo O'Farrill 5 April 1808 7 July 1808
Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813)
Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office Minister of War Reign of Joseph I (1808–1813) 1 Gonzalo O'Farrill 7 July 1808 27 June 1813
Junta Suprema Central (1808–1812)
Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office Royal Secretary of War 1 15 October 1808 31 January 1810 2 Francisco de Eguía 31 January 1810 20 May 1810 – Eusebio Bardají y Azara 20 May 1810 9 October 1810 3 9 October 1810 6 February 1812 – 6 February 1812 23 June 1812 4 Francisco Javier Abadía 23 June 1812 30 May 1813 – Juan O'Donojú 30 May 1813 14 January 1814 – 14 January 1814 4 May 1814
Kingdom of Spain (1810–1873)
Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office Royal Secretary of War Reign of Ferdinand VII (1814–1833) 1 Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo 4 May 1814 29 May 1814 2 Francisco de Eguía 29 May 1814 25 March 1815 3 Francisco López Ballesteros 25 March 1815 23 October 1815 – 23 October 1815 19 June 1817 (2) Francisco de Eguía 19 June 1817 13 June 1819 – 13 June 1819 18 March 1820 Minister of War 1 Pedro Agustín Girón 18 March 1820 18 August 1820 2 18 August 1820 23 September 1820 3 Cayetano Valdés y Flores 23 September 1820 4 March 1821 4 4 March 1821 23 August 1821 5 23 August 1821 4 September 1821 6 4 September 1821 9 September 1821 7 9 September 1821 8 January 1822 – José Castellar 9 January 1822 24 January 1822 8 24 January 1822 28 February 1822 9 Luis María Balanzat de Orvay y Briones 28 February 1822 6 July 1822 10 10 July 1822 29 April 1823 – Pedro de la Bárcena 29 April 1823 2 June 1823 – 2 June 1823 18 June 1823 11 Manuel de la Puente 21 June 1823 30 September 1823 12 30 September 1823 2 December 1823 Royal Secretary of War 1 2 December 1823 26 August 1824 – 26 August 1824 13 June 1825 – 13 June 1825 27 June 1825 2 27 June 1825 1 October 1832 3 1 October 1832 14 December 1832 (1) 14 December 1832 29 November 1833 Minister of War Reign of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1833–1840) 1 29 November 1833 2 November 1834 2 2 November 1834 17 February 1835 3 Jerónimo Valdés 17 February 1835 13 June 1835 4 Pedro Agustín Girón 13 June 1835 28 August 1835 – 18 August 1835 14 September 1835 – 14 September 1835 27 September 1835 5 Ildefonso Díez de Rivera 27 September 1835 27 April 1836 6 José Ramón Rodil 27 April 1836 15 May 1836 7 15 May 1836 8 June 1836 8 8 June 1836 14 August 1836 (6) José Ramón Rodil 20 August 1836 26 November 1836 – Javier Rodríguez Vera 26 November 1836 27 February 1837 (5) Ildefonso Díez de Rivera 27 February 1837 29 July 1837 9 Baldomero Espartero 29 July 1837 30 August 1837 10 Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel 30 August 1837 1 October 1837 11 1 October 1837 4 October 1837 12 4 October 1837 8 December 1837 – 8 December 1837 16 December 1837 (9) Baldomero Espartero 16 December 1837 17 January 1838 13 17 January 1838 19 March 1838 14 19 March 1838 16 September 1838 15 Isidro de Alaix Fábregas 16 September 1838 30 October 1839 – Francisco Narváez Bordese 30 October 1839 16 November 1839 16 16 November 1839 8 April 1840 – Fernando de Norzagaray 8 April 1840 14 April 1840 17 Serafín María de Sotto 14 April 1840 19 July 1840 18 Valentín Ferraz y Barrau 20 July 1840 28 August 1840 19 28 August 1840 11 September 1840 20 11 September 1840 16 September 1840 Regency of Baldomero Espartero (1840–1843) 21 Pedro Chacón y Chacón 16 September 1840 20 May 1841 22 Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel 20 May 1841 17 June 1842 23 José Ramón Rodil 17 June 1842 9 May 1843 24 Francisco Serrano 9 May 1843 19 May 1843 25 19 May 1843 24 May 1843 – 24 May 1843 30 July 1843 Reign of Isabella II (1843–1868) (24) Francisco Serrano 30 July 1843 1 December 1843 26 5 December 1843 3 May 1844 27 Ramón María Narváez 3 May 1844 12 February 1846 28 Federico Roncali 12 February 1846 16 March 1846 (27) Ramón María Narváez 16 March 1846 5 April 1846 – Francisco Armero 5 April 1846 12 April 1846 29 12 April 1846 28 January 1847 30 Manuel Pavía y Lacy 28 January 1847 15 February 1847 31 Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri 15 February 1847 28 March 1847 (26) 28 March 1847 31 August 1847 32 Fernando Fernández de Cordova 31 August 1847 3 November 1847 (27) Ramón María Narváez 3 November 1847 24 December 1847 33 24 December 1847 19 October 1849 34 Serafín María de Sotto 19 October 1849 20 October 1849 (33) 20 October 1849 14 January 1851 35 14 January 1851 6 February 1851 36 Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea 6 February 1851 16 January 1852 37 Joaquín Ezpeleta Enrile 16 January 1852 13 June 1852 38 13 June 1852 27 November 1852 39 27 November 1852 14 December 1852 (38) 14 December 1852 14 April 1853 (36) Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea 14 April 1853 19 September 1853 40 19 September 1853 18 July 1854 (32) Fernando Fernández de Cordova 18 July 1854 30 July 1854 41 Leopoldo O'Donnell 30 July 1854 12 October 1856 42 Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo 12 October 1856 16 December 1856 (33) 16 December 1856 15 October 1857 43 Francisco Armero 15 October 1857 14 January 1858 43 14 January 1858 30 June 1858 (41) Leopoldo O'DonnellJosé MacCrohon y Blake was interim since 7 November 1859 until 30 April 1860 30 June 1858 2 March 1863 44 José Gutiérrez de la Concha 2 March 1863 17 January 1864 (36) Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea 17 January 1864 1 March 1864 45 1 March 1864 16 September 1864 (32) Fernando Fernández de Cordova 16 September 1864 30 March 1865 46 Felipe Rivero y Lemoine 30 March 1865 21 June 1865 (41) Leopoldo O'Donnell 21 June 1865 10 July 1866 (27) Ramón María Narváez 10 July 1866 23 April 1868 † 47 23 April 1868 19 September 1868 (44) José Gutiérrez de la Concha 19 September 1868 30 September 1868 Provisional Government (1868–1871)( 48 Juan Prim 8 October 1868 27 December 1870 – Juan Bautista Topete 27 December 1870 4 January 1871 Reign of Amadeo I (1871–1873) – Francisco Serrano 4 January 1871 24 July 1871 – Fernando Fernández de Córdova 24 July 1871 5 October 1871 49 5 October 1871 21 December 1871 50 21 December 1871 20 February 1872 51 20 February 1872 8 April 1872 52 Juan de Zavala 8 April 1872 26 May 1872 (24) Francisco Serrano 26 May 1872 13 June 1872 (32) Fernando Fernández de Córdova 13 June 1872 12 February 1873
First Spanish Republic (1873–1874)
Portrait Name Term of office Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister of War 1 Fernando Fernández de Córdova 12 February 1873 24 February 1873 Figueras I 2 24 February 1873 30 April 1873 Figueras II 3 Ramon Nouvilas 30 April 1873 7 June 1873 Figueras II – Estanislao Figueras 7 June 1873 11 June 1873 Figueras II 4 Nicolás Estévanez 11 June 1873 28 June 1873 Pi y Margall 5 28 June 1873 4 September 1873 Pi y MargallSalmerón y Alonso – 7 September 1873 9 September 1873 Castelar 6 9 September 1873 3 January 1874 Castelar 7 Juan de Zavala 3 January 1874 29 June 1874 Serrano – Fernando Cotoner y Chacón 29 June 1874 3 September 1874 Serrano 8 3 September 1874 31 December 1874 Sagasta III
Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)