List of ambassadors of Spain to Argentina

The ambassador of Spain to Argentina is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Argentine Republic.

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.

List of ambassadors NameRank TermNominated byAppointed byAccredited toThe consul general and chargé d'affaires in Montevideo (1845–1855)Minister1855–1859Claudio Antón de LuzuriagaIsabella IICarlos Creus y Camps, a.i.Chargé d'affaires1859–1864Saturnino Calderón CollantesMinister1864–1865Joaquín Francisco PachecoPedro Sorela y MauryMinister1865–1869Rufino de ElizaldeCarlos Antonio de EspañaChargé d'affaires1869–1871The Viscount of BarrantesNorberto BallesterosChargé d'affaires1871–1873Amadeo ICarlos TejedorJosé Alvarez PeraltaMinister1873–1874Emilio CastelarEstanislao FiguerasNorberto BallesterosChargé d'affaires1874–1875Augusto Ulloa y CastañónThe Duke of the TowerJusto Pérez RuanoChargé d'affaires1875–1879Alfonso XIIFrancisco Otin y MessíaChargé d'affaires1879–1882Juan Durán y CuervoChargé d'affaires1882–1883The Marquess of Vega de ArmijoMinister1883–1888Minister1888Alfonso XIIIMinister1888–1889Juan Durán y CuervoMinister1889–1898Francisco SilvelaJulio de Arellano y Arróspide,Marquess of Casa CalvoMinister1898–1904The Duke of Almodóvar del RíoRamiro Gil de Uribarri OssorioMinister1904–1907Luis de la Barrera y RieraMinister1907–1910Juan Pérez-Caballero y FerrerPedro Careaga de la Quintana,Count of CadaguaMinister1910Pablo Soler y GuardiolaMinister1910–1917The Marquess of AlhucemasAmbassador1917–1920Juan Alvarado y del SazHipólito YrigoyenEugenio Ferraz y Alcalá-Galiano,Marquess of AmpostaAmbassador1920–1926The Duke of RipaldaEmilio de Palacios y FauAmbassador1926The Viscount of Santa Clara de AvedilloMarcelo Torcuato de AlvearAntonio de Zayas y Beaumont, Duke of AmalfiAmbassador1926–1927Ramiro de Maeztu,Count of MaeztuAmbassador1927–1930The Marquess of EstellaAlfonso Danvila y BurgueroAmbassador1930–1931The Count of XauenJosé Félix Uriburu1931–1936Alejandro LerrouxManuel AzañaEnrique Díez CanedoAmbassador1936–1937Augusto Barcia TrellesDiego Martínez BarrioAgustín Pedro Justo (acting)Consul General1937–1938Angel Ossorio y GallardoAmbassador1938–1939Julio Álvarez del VayoManuel AzañaRoberto Marcelino OrtizJuan Pablo de Lojendio IrureChargé d'affaires1939–1940Francisco FrancoAntonio Magaz,Marquess of MagazAmbassador1940–1943Juan Luis BeigbederJosé Muñoz Vargas,Count of BulnesAmbassador1943–1947Francisco Gómez-Jordana SousaPedro Pablo RamírezJosé María de Areilza,Count of MotricoAmbassador1947–1950Alberto Martín-ArtajoJuan PerónAmbassador1950–1951Manuel Aznar ZubigarayAmbassador1951–1955Ambassador1955–1971Ambassador1971–1973Gregorio López-BravoAlejandro Agustín LanusseAmbassador1973–1974,Marquess of MarañónAmbassador1974–1976Laureano López RodóJuan PerónAmbassador1976–1982The Marquess of OrejaJuan Carlos IJorge Rafael VidelaManuel Alabart Miranda,Marquess of BusianosAmbassador1982–1983José Pedro Pérez-LlorcaLeopoldo GaltieriAmbassador1983–1986Fernando MoránReynaldo BignoneRaimundo BassolsAmbassador1986–1991Francisco Fernández OrdóñezRaúl AlfonsínAmbassador1991–1994Carlos MenemNicolás Martínez-Fresno y PavíaAmbassador1994–1996Javier SolanaCarlos Carderera SolerAmbassador1996–2000Abel MatutesAmbassador2000–2004Josep PiquéFernando de la RúaAmbassador2004–2006Miguel Ángel MoratinosNéstor KirchnerAmbassador2006–2012Ambassador2012–2013José Manuel García-MargalloCristina Fernández de KirchnerEstanislao de GrandesAmbassador2013–2017Ambassador2017–2022Alfonso DastisFelipe VIMauricio MacriAmbassador2022–2024José Manuel AlbaresAlberto FernándezAmbassador2024–pres.Javier Milei

See also Argentina–Spain relations

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