The ambassador of Spain to Portugal is Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in Portugal, and is in charge of Spain's diplomatic mission to the Republic of Portugal.
Since 2021, the ambassador is also accredited to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, with observer status.
History The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Lisbon. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Portugal, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in Portugal.
The current ambassador is Juan Fernández Trigo, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 28 December 2023.
List of ambassadors FromDate of publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado of the Royal Decree of designation. Up ToDate of publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado of the Royal Decree of dismissal. Ambassador Notes14741474Doctor Andrés VillalónEnvoy14751475Gómez ManriqueEnvoy14761476Doctor ToledoEnvoy14791479Rodrigo Maldonado de TalaveraPlenipotentiary14791479Juan Díaz de MadrigalCo-ambassadorsHernando de Talavera14801480Hernando de TalaveraCo-ambassadorsAlonso Manuel14801480Juan de Ortega, Bishop of CoriaCo-ambassadorsAlvar Pérez de Medina14811481Diego García de PadillaPlenipotentiary14821483Juan de Ortega, Bishop of CoriaCo-ambassadorsLope de Atouguía14831483Hernando de TalaveraAmbassador14841484Iñigo Manrique, bishop of CórdobaCo-ambassadorsGaspar Fabra14841484Doctor LilloSpecial envoy14881488Sancho MachucaEnvoy14901490Hernando de TalaveraAmbassador14901490Gutierre de CárdenasEnvoy14931493Lope de HerreraEnvoy14931494Pedro de AyalaCo-ambassadorsGarci López de Carvajal14951497Alfonso de SilvaAmbassador14961496Álvaro de BragançaAmbassador14991499Álvaro de BragançaAmbassador15051505Enríquez RodrigoEnvoy15081509Ochoa Álvarez de IsasagaEnvoy15101510Alonso de la PuenteAmbassador15111511Lope Hurtado de MendozaAmbassador15171517Miguel de SalamancaCo-ambassadorsPablo de Amerstorff15181518Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of AlbaCo-ambassadorsAlonso Manrique de LaraJuan Cabrero15181521Brites de MendozaAmbassador15211521Juan Pardo de Tavera, Bishop of Ciudad RodrigoExtraordinary Ambassador15211523Cristóbal BarrosoAmbassador15221522Charles de PoupetExtraordinary Ambassador15221525Juan de ZúñigaAmbassador15251526Charles de PoupetAmbassador Lope Hurtado de Mendoza Luis Sarmiento de Mendoza Lope Hurtado de Mendoza Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Luis Sarmiento de Mendoza Juan Hurtado de Mendoza Juan de Mendoza y de Rivera Alonso de Tovar Fernando Carrillo de Mendoza y Villarreal 7th Count of Priego Juan de Borja y Castro 1st Count of Mayalde Juan de Silva 4th Count of Portalegre Pedro Téllez-Girón y de la CuevaCristóbal de MouraRodrigo Vázquez de ArceLuis de Molina Téllez-Girón was the 1st Duke of Osuna Philippine dynasty Portugal under Spanish rule Portuguese Restoration War Gaspar de Haro y Guzmán 7th Marquess of Carpio, 3rd Marquess of Eliche Charles de Watteville 1st Baron of Watteville Baltasar de Eraso y Toledo 2nd Count of Humanes Juan Domingo Maserati Francisco Diego Ventura Fernández de Angulo, O.F.M. Bishop of Ávila Manuel de Sentmenat-Oms de Santa Pau y de Lanuza 1st Marquess of Castelldosrius Domingo Capecelatro y Caracciolo Marquess of Capecelatro Domingo Capecelatro y Caracciolo Marquess of Capecelatro Carlos Ambrosio Gaetano Spínola de la Cerda 5th Marquess of Los Balbases Domingo Capecelatro y Caracciolo Marquess of Capecelatro Bernardino de Marimón y Corberá Cristóbal Joaquín de Franchi y Benítez de Lugo 1st Marquess of Candia Félix-Fernando Yáñez de Sotomayor Masones de Lima 3rd Duke of Sotomayor Bernat Antoni de Boixadors i Sureda de Sant Martí 8th Count of Peralada Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Ximenez de Urrea 10th Count of Aranda Francisco Javier de Lanzós y Taboada 7th Count of Maceda José Torrero y Marzo Pedro de Góngora y Luján Marquess of Almodóvar del Río Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos 6th Count of Fernán Núñez Juan de Silva Rabatta y Meneses 14th Count of Cifuentes Juan Vicente María Imperiali y Centurión 8th Marquess of Oyra Diego Fernández de Velasco 13th Duke of Frías Manuel Negrete de la Torre 2nd Count of Campo de Alange Manuel María de Aguilar José Antonio de Aragón Azlor 13th Duke of Villahermosa José Flórez y Pereira 2nd Count of Casa Florez Joaquín de Acosta y Montealegre Luis Fernández de Córdova Evaristo Pérez de Castro Manuel María de Aguilar Luis González Brabo Luis López de la Torre Ayllón Salvador de Zea Bermúdez Count of Colombi Antonio Caballero Antonio Alcalá Galiano Antonio de los Ríos Rosas Patricio de la Escosura Luis González Brabo 2nd term Luis López de la Torre Ayllón 2nd term Antonio Alcalá Galiano 2nd term Nicomedes Pastor Díaz Juan Ximénez de Sandoval Marqués de la Rivera Diego Coello de Portugal y Quesada Miguel de los Santos Bañuelos Cipriano del Mazo Gherardi Ángel Fernández de los Ríos Agustín Esteban Collantes Alejandro de Castro Casal Carlos O’Donnell y Vargas 2nd Duke of Tetuán Emilio Alcalá-Galiano y Valencia Count of Casa-Valencia Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano Felipe Méndez de Vigo Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal Felipe Méndez de Vigo 2nd term Tomás Piñeiro y Aguilar Marqués de Bendaña Ángel Ruata y Sichar Juan Jordán de Urríes y Ruiz de Arana Marqués de Ayerbe Luis Polo de Bernabé Bernardo Jacinto de Cólogan y Cólogan Cipriano Muñoz y Manzano Count of la Viñaza Bernabé Dávila y Bertoletti Ulpiano García de Olañeta Marqués de Valdeterrazo Fernando Sartorius y Chacón Conde de San Luis Rodrigo de Saavedra y Vinent Marquess of Villalobar Luis Valera y Delavat Marquess of Villasinda Antonio López Muñoz Alejandro Padilla y Bell Cristóbal Fernández-Vallín y Alfonso Bernardo Almeida y Herreros Mauricio López-Roberts y Terry 3rd Marquess of Torrehermosa Juan José Rocha García José Juncal Verdulla Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña Nicolás Franco Bahamonde José Ibáñez Martín José Antonio Giménez-Arnau y Gran Emilio de Navasqüés Antonio Poch Gutiérrez de Caviedes Fernando Rodríguez-Porrero y de Chávarri Ramón Fernández de Soignie Gabriel Ferrán de Alfaro José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa y Urdampilleta Raúl Morodo José Rodríguez-Spiteri Carlos Carderera Soler Enrique Panés Calpe Alberto José Navarro González Francisco Villar y Ortiz de Urbina Eduardo Junco Bonet Juan Manuel de Barandica Eduardo Gutiérrez Sáenz de Buruaga Marta Betanzos Roig Juan Fernández Trigo
See also Spain – Portugal relations Foreign relations of Spain List of ambassadors of the United States to Portugal
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