List of ambassadors of Spain to France

The Ambassador of Spain to France is the highest legal representative of the Kingdom of Spain in the French Republic through the Embassy of Spain in France. Since 2013, the ambassador also represents Spain to the Principality of Monaco.

Function

Appointed by the Council of Ministers, the Ambassador of Spain to France directs the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in the city of Paris. He also informs the Spanish government about the evolution of events in France, negotiates in the name 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 France.The current ambassador is Victorio Redondo Baldrich, who was appointed by the Government of Pedro Sánchez on 29 September 2021.

List of Ambassadors since 1454

Ambassador	Start date	End date	References
Fortún Velázquez de Cuéllar	1454
Juan Ruiz de Medina	1484
Thomas Perrenot de Granvelle (fr)	1559	1564	[1]
Francisco de Álava y Beamonte	1564	1571	[2]
Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Count of Olivares	January 1571		[3]
Diego de Zúñiga y Benavides (es)	1572	1576
Juan de Vargas Mejía	1577	1580
Juan Bautista de Tassis Wachtendonk (nl)	January 1581	December 1584	[4]
Bernardino de Mendoza	November 1584	1590
Lorenzo IV Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, duque de Feria	1593	1595
Franco-Spanish War	1595	1598
Juan Bautista de Tassis Wachtendonk (2nd term)	1598	1604
Baltasar de Zúñiga	1603	1607	[5]
Íñigo de Cárdenas y Zapata	1607	1617	[6]
Pedro de Toledo Osorio	1608	1608	Ambassador extraordinary[7]
Antonio Dávila y Zúñiga	1621	1630
Cristóbal de Benavente y Benavides	1632	1635
Franco-Spanish War	1635	1659
Antonio de Tovar y Paz, Conde de Molina	1660	1661
Gaspar de Teves y Tello de Guzmán, I Marqués de la Fuente de Torno (fr)	1661	1667	[8]
War of Devolution	1667	1668
Antonio de Tovar y Paz, Conde de Molina (2nd term)	1668	1670	[9]
Antonio de Tovar y Paz, Conde de Molina (3rd term)	1672	1673
Franco-Dutch War	1673	1678
Paolo Spinola, 3rd Marquis of Los Balbases	1678	1679
Domenico del Giudice e Palagno, 2nd Duke of Giovenazzo	1679	1680	[10]
Gaspar de Teves y Córdoba y Tello de Guzmán, II Marqués de la Fuente de Torno	1680	1683	[11]
War of the Reunions	1683	1684
Nine Years' War	1688	1697
Manuel de Oms y de Santa Pau, Marquess of Castelldosrius	1698	1703
Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Guzmán, IX Duke of Alba	1703	1711
Félix Cornejo y Alemán	1711	1715
Antonio del Giudice, 3rd Duke of Giovinazzo	1715	1719
Patrick Lawless	1720	1725
Melchor Rafael de Macanaz	1728	1729	[12]
Lucas de Spínola y Spínola	1730	1730
Baltasar Patiño y Rosales, marqués de Castelar	1730	1733
Fernando Triviño Figueroa y Alarcón	1733	1736
Jaime de Guzmán-Dávalos y Spínola, marqués de la Mina	1736	1740
Luis Reggio Branciforte y Colonna, príncipe de Campoflorido	1740	1746
Fernando de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Huéscar	8 August 1746	1749
Francisco Pignatelli	1749	1751
Jaime Masones de Lima y Sotomayor, conde de Montalvo	1752	1761
Jerónimo Grimaldi	1761	1763
Joaquín Atanasio Pignatelli de Aragón Fernández de Heredia y Moncayo, conde de Fuentes	1764	1772
de Maguelone	1766
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Conde de Aranda	1773	1787
Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos, conde de Fernán Núñez	1787	1791
Domingo d'Yriarte	1791	1792
War of the Pyrenees	1793	1795
Bernardo del Campo	1795	1798	[13]
José Nicolás de Azara, I marqués de Nibiano	March 1798	November 1803
Federico Gravina	1804	1805	[14]
Eugenio Izquierdo	1805	1808
Peninsular War	1808	1814
Antonio María Dameto y Crespí de Valldaura, conde de Perelada	1814	1816
Carlos Gutiérrez de los Ríos	1816	1820	[15]
José Gabriel de Silva-Bazán, 10th Marquess of Santa Cruz	1820	1821	[16]
Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón, I Marquess of Casa Irujo	1820	1823
José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas, 2nd Duke of San Carlos	1823	1823	[17]
Luis Fernández de Córdova	1824	1833
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías	1834	1835	[18]
Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel	1835
Joaquín Francisco Campuzano	6 September 1836	12 January 1838
Luis del Águila y Alvarado, marqués de Espeja	1838
Manuel de Pando y Fernández de Pinedo, marqués de Miraflores	1838	1840
Salustiano Olózaga	1840	1843
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa	1843	1844	[19]
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco	1848	1850
Carlos Martínez de Irujo y McKean, duque de Sotomayor	1850
Juan Donoso Cortés	1851	1853
Mariano Téllez-Girón, 12th Duke of Osuna	1853	1853
Salustiano Olózaga (2nd term)	1854	1856	[20]
Francisco Antonio Eduvigis Dolores Serrano y Domínguez, Duke of la Torre	1856	1857
Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, duque de Rivas	1857	1858
Alejandro Mon y Menéndez (1st term)	1858	1862	[21]
Salvador Bermúdez de Castro y Díez, marqués de Lema	1865	1866
Alejandro Mon y Menéndez (2nd term)	1866	1868
Salustiano Olózaga (3rd term)	1870	1873
Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer	1873	1874
Mariano Roca de Togores y Carrasco, marqués de Molins	1875	1881
Manuel Silvela	1884	1885
Francisco de Cárdenas Espejo	February 1885	December 1885
José Luis Albareda y Sezde	15 January 1886	12 November 1887	[22]
Fernando León y Castillo	12 November 1887	1890	[23]
Fermín Lasala y Collado	1890	1892	[24]
Fernando León y Castillo (2nd term)	1892	1897	[25]
Fermín Lasala y Collado (2nd term)	1895	1897
Fernando León y Castillo (3rd term)	1897	1910
Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer	1910	February 1913	[26]
Wenceslao Ramírez de Villaurrutia	1913	September 1914	[27]
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Sagaseta de Ilurdoz, marqués de Valtierra	September 1914	19 December 1915	[28]
Fernando León y Castillo (4th term)	19 December 1915	1917
José María Quiñones de León	1917	December 1931	[29]
Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo	January 1932	1933	[29]
José María Aquinaga	1933	1934	[29]
Juan Cárdenas y Rodríguez de Rivas	August 1934	April 1936	[29]
Luis Araquistáin	November 1936		[29]
Ángel Ossorio y Gallardo	October 1937	February 1938	[29]
Marcelino Pascua	March 1938	1939	[29]
José Félix de Lequerica	1939	1944	[29] Fernando Carderera. Junio 2017
José Antonio de Sangróniz y Castro	1944	1945	[29]
Miguel Mateu y Pla	1945	1947	[29]
Manuel Aguirre de Cárcer	16 February 1951	18 April 1952	[29]
José Rojas y Moreno, conde de Casa Rojas		25 January 1960	[29]
José María de Areilza y Martínez de Rodas, conde de Motrico	7 July 1960	28 October 1964	[29]
Carlos de Miranda y Quartín, 4th Count of Casa Miranda	29 October 1964	6 April 1966	[29]
Pedro Cortina Mauri	7 April 1966	3 January 1974	[29]
Miguel María de Lojendio Irure	19 March 1974	9 August 1976	[29]
Francisco Javier Elorza y Echániz, Marquess consort of Nerva	10 August 1976	22 June 1978	[29]
Miguel Solano Aza	23 June 1978	13 April 1983	[29]
Joan Raventós Carner	13 April 1983	2 May 1986	[29]
Juan Durán-Loriga Rodrigáñez	31 May 1986	15 February 1991	[29]
Gabriel Ferrán de Alfaro	15 February 1991	3 June 1994	[29]
Máximo Cajal López	10 June 1994	8 July 1996	[29]
Carlos Manuel de Benavides y Salas	10 July 1996	23 July 2000	[29]
Francisco Javier Elorza y Cavengt, 4th Marquess of Nerva	24 July 2000	26 July 2004	[29]
Francisco Villar y Ortiz de Urbina	27 July 2004	8 August 2010	[29]
Carlos Bastarreche	11 October 2010	22 June 2014	[29]
Ramón de Miguel y Egea	23 June 2014	3 May 2017	[29][30]
Fernando Carderera Soler	24 June 2017	2020	[29]
José Manuel Albares Bueno	4 February 2020	12 July 2021	[31]
Victorio Redondo Baldrich	29 September 2021		[32]

See also

• France–Spain relations
• Pacte de Famille
• List of Ambassadors of France to Spain