List of ambassadors of Spain to Peru

The extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Peru is the official representative of the Spain to Peru.

Ambassador of Spain to Peru
Coat of Arms of Spain
Incumbent Alejandro Abellán García de Diego [es] since March 19, 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Av. Jorge Basadre 498, Lima
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	The Monarch
Website	Official Website

Peru and Spain officially established relations on August 15, 1879, under Alfonso XII and have since maintained diplomatic relations with a brief exception during the years 1936 to 1939 as a result of the Spanish Civil War.^[1]

List of representatives

Name	Portrait	Term begin	Term end	Head of state	Notes
Vicente Galarza y Zuloaga [es]		July 21, 1891	?	Alfonso XIII	As minister plenipotentiary.[2]
Emilio de Ojeda		1892	1894
Luis del Castillo y Trigueros		1895	1895		As envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
Julio de Arellano		1896	1898		Legation of Spain in Lima, Sucre and Quito.
Ramiro Gil de Uribarri		1899	1904		Legation of Spain in Lima, Sucre and Quito.
Manuel Pastor y Bedoya		1905	1905		Legation of Spain in Lima, Sucre and Quito.
Ricardo Larios Segura		1906	1907
Julián María del Arroyo y Moret		1910	1911
Antonio Jaén Morente [es]		1933	1937	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora	Relations were severed in 1936 due to the Spanish Civil War.
Fernando María Castiella		August 10, 1950	1956	Francisco Franco	As ambassador.[3]
Mariano de Yturralde y Orbegoso		May 1959	1960
Alfonso Merry del Val y Alzola		September 21, 1960	March 16, 1964		As ambassador.[4]
Ángel Sanz Briz		March 16, 1965	June 24, 1967
Manuel Alabart Miranda		September 3, 1967	March 18, 1972		As ambassador.[5]
Pedro Salvador de Vicente		May 12, 1972	July 30, 1975		As ambassador.[6]
José María Moro Martín-Montalbo [es]		July 30, 1975	September 13, 1977	Juan Carlos I	As ambassador.[7]
Juan Ignacio Tena Ybarra [es]		September 13, 1977	February 26, 1982		As ambassador.[8]
Pedro Bermejo Marín		February 26, 1982	?		As ambassador.[9][10]
José Luis Dicenta [es]		October 16, 1985	May 22, 1988		As ambassador.[11]
Nabor Manuel García García		June 11, 1988	November 22, 1996		As ambassador.[12]
Gonzalo de Benito Secades [es]		November 22, 1996	2000		As ambassador.[13]
Carlos Díaz Valcárcel		2000	July 24, 2004		As ambassador.[14]
Julio Albi de la Cuesta [es]		July 24, 2004	June 13, 2008		As ambassador.[15]
Francisco Javier Sandomingo [es]		June 13, 2008	October 14, 2011		As ambassador.[16]
Juan Carlos Sánchez Alonso [es]		October 14, 2011	?		As ambassador.[17] He presented his credentials on January 10, 2012.[18]
Ernesto de Zulueta [es]		June 26, 2015	June 23, 2020	Felipe VI	[19]
Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martín [es]		July 12, 2022	March 24, 2024		As ambassador.
Alejandro Abellán García de Diego [es]		March 19, 2024	Incumbent	As ambassador. Son of historian José Luis Abellán.

See also

• List of ambassadors of Peru to Spain