The ambassador of Spain to Greece is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Hellenic Republic.
The first contacts between Spain and the Kingdom of Greece took place at the end of 1832, when Prince Soutzos, Greek ambassador in Paris, informed King Ferdinand VII of the appointment of Prince Otto as King of Greece. Spain recognized the new Greek state on 1834 and established a Legation in Athens that same year.
Relations remained cordial and normal until the 1860s. In this decade, the expulsion of Otto of Greece and the deposition of Isabella II in Spain caused a standstill in diplomatic relations, and, despite a small attempt in 1869, they were not resumed until the 1880s. From 1892 to 1914, diplomatic relations were channeled through the Spanish Legation in Constantinople, and in 1953, both governments elevated their legations to the rank of embassy.
List of ambassadors This list was compiled using the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by the Spanish historian and diplomat Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado. NameRankTerm Mariano Montalvo y Ovando Chargé d'affaires 1834–1841 Juan de la Concha Chargé d'affaires 1841 Manuel Sáenz de Viniegra Chargé d'affaires 1842 Luis de Flores Fondevila Chargé d'affaires 1843–1844 José García de Villalta Chargé d'affaires 1844–1846† José Pizarro y Ramirez, Count of Navas Chargé d'affaires 1846–1847 Fernando de la Vera Isla-Fernández Chargé d'affaires 1847–1848 Fernando Souza de Portugal Chargé d'affaires 1861–18621866 Minister 1869 Adolfo Patxot y Achaval Minister 1882–1885 Rafael Antonio Lasheras, Count of Sanafé Minister 1884 Ángel Ruata Sichar Minister 1885–1886 Joaquín Valera Aceituno Minister 1886–1888 Emilio Ojeda Perpiñán Minister 1888–1889 Juan Antonio López de Cevallos Minister 1889–1890 Pedro Prat y Agacino, Marquess of Prat de Nantouillet Minister 1890–1892The Minister to the Ottoman Empire1892–1914Manuel Pérez-Seoane y Roca de Togores, Count of VelleMinister1915–1917 Andrés López de Vega y Muñoz Minister 1917–1921 Cristóbal Fernández-Vallín y Alfonso Minister 1921–1926 Alfredo Mariátegui Carratalá Minister 1926–1929 Antonio Benítez y Fernández Minister 1929–1930 Diego del Alcázar y Roca de Togores, Count of Villamediana Minister 1930–1931 Minister 1931–1933 Pedro Manuel Abella y Fernández-Ferreros Minister 1933–1936 Chargé d'affaires 1938–1939 Sebastián de Romero Radigales Diplomatic agent 1939 Minister 1939–1940 José María Doussinague Minister 1940–1941 Eduardo Gasset y Díez de Ulzurrun Chargé d'affaires 1941–1943 Antonio Gullón y Gómez Diplomatic agent 1943 Sebastián de Romero Radigales Minister 1943–1954Ambassador1953–1954 Luis Martínez de Irujo y Caro, Marquess of Los Arcos Ambassador 1954–1956 Juan Felipe de Ranero Rodríguez Ambassador 1956–1961 Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena y García-Torres, Marquess of Luca de Tena Ambassador 1961–1962 Federico Díez y de Isasi Ambassador 1963–1967 José Manuel Aniel-Quiroga y Redondo Ambassador 1967–1973 Fernando Rodríguez-Porrero y de Chávarri Ambassador 1973–1976 Ambassador 1976–1978 Ambassador 1978–1981 Ambassador 1982–1986 Enrique Mahou Stauffer Ambassador 1986–1993 José Cuenca Anaya Ambassador 1993–1996 Javier Jiménez-Ugarte Hernández Ambassador 1996–2001Ambassador2001–2004Ambassador2004–2008Miguel FuertesAmbassador2008–2012Ambassador2012–2017Ambassador2017–2021Ambassador2021–2024Jorge DomecqAmbassador2024–pres.
See also Spain–Greece relations
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