| Ambassador |
Rank |
Term |
Nominated by |
Appointed by |
Accredited to |
|---|
| Carlos Creus y Camps | Chargé d'affaires | 1845–1851[2] |
|
Isabella II |
Manuel Oribe |
| Jacinto Albístur [es] | Chargé d'affaires | 1851 |
| José María de Alós | Chargé d'affaires | 1851–1854[4] |
The Marquess of Miraflores |
| Antonio Cuyás y Sampere [es] | Chargé d'affaires | 1854–1855 |
|
|
| Jacinto Albístur [es][a] | Minister | 1855–1859[5] |
Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga |
Venancio Flores |
| Carlos Creus y Camps | Chargé d'affaires | 1859–1861[6] |
|
|
| Minister |
1861–1864[7] |
Bernardo Prudencio Berro |
Juan Pío de Montúfar y García-Infante,
Marquess of Selva Alegre |
Minister |
1864[8] |
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco |
Venancio Flores |
| Carlos Creus y Camps |
Minister |
1864–1873[9] |
Alejandro Llorente y Lannas |
Atanasio Aguirre |
| José Mellado | Minister | 1873–1874[10] |
José Muro y López-Salgado |
Francesc Pi i Margall |
|
| Tiburcio Rodríguez y Muñoz [es] | Minister | 1874–1875[11] |
Augusto Ulloa y Castañón |
The Duke of the Tower |
José Eugenio Ellauri |
| Mariano Potestad | Chargé d'affaires | 1875–1877[12] |
Alejandro de Castro y Casal |
Alfonso XII |
Pedro Varela |
| Lorenzo de Castellanos | Chargé d'affaires | 1877–1879[13] |
Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze |
Lorenzo Latorre |
| Manuel Llorente y Vázquez | Chargé d'affaires | 1879–1883 |
|
| Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán [es] | Minister | 1883–1884 |
Máximo Santos |
| Manuel del Palacio [es] | Minister | 1884–1886[14] |
The Marquess of the Pazo de la Merced |
| Julio de Arellano y Arróspide | Minister | 1886–1888[15] |
Francisco Antonino Vidal |
| Enrique Dupuy de Lôme | Minister | 1888–1890 |
The Marquess of Vega de Armijo |
Alfonso XIII |
Máximo Tajes |
José Brunetti y Gayoso,
Duke of Arcos | Minister | 1890–1891 |
The Duke of Tetuán |
Julio Herrera y Obes |
| José Delavat y Áreas | Minister | 1891 |
|
| José de la Rica y Calvo | Minister | 1891–1894 |
| Ramiro Gil y Uribarri Ossorio | Minister | 1894–1898[16] |
Segismundo Moret |
Juan Idiarte Borda |
| Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer | Minister | 1898–1900[17] |
The Duke of Almodóvar |
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas |
| Felipe García-Ontiveros y Serrano | Minister | 1900–1905 |
|
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas |
| Fernando Osorio y Elola | Minister | 1905–1907 |
José Batlle y Ordóñez |
| Germán María de Ory y Morey | Minister | 1907–1910[18] |
Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer |
Claudio Williman |
Joaquín Gutiérrez Valcárcel,
Marquess of Medina | Minister | 1911–1914[19] |
The Marquess of Alhucemas |
| Silvio Fernández-Vallín y Alfonso | Minister | 1914–1919[20] |
The Duke of Ripalda |
José Batlle y Ordóñez |
Tomás de Rueda y Osborne,
Viscount of Fuente de Doña María | Minister | 1919–1922[21] |
The Count of
Romanones |
Baltasar Brum |
| Manuel García de Acilu y Benito | Minister | 1922–1925[22] |
Joaquín Fernández Prida |
| Gonzalo del Río y García | Minister | 1925–1926 |
|
José Serrato |
| Alfonso Danvila [es] | Minister | 1926–1930[23] |
The Viscount of Santa Clara de Avedillo |
| Antonio Pla y da Folgueira | Minister | 1930–1933[24] |
The Duke of Alba |
Juan Campisteguy |
| Enrique Díez Canedo | Minister | 1933–1934[25] |
Luis de Zulueta |
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora |
Gabriel Terra |
| Antonio de la Cruz Marín | Minister | 1934[26] |
Juan José Rocha García |
| Carlos Malagarriga y Munué | Minister | 1934–1935[27] |
| Plácido Álvarez-Buylla | Minister | 1935–1936[28] |
| Augusto Barcia Trelles | Minister | 1936–1939[29] |
Bernardo Giner de los Ríos |
Manuel Azaña |
| José María Doussinague | Minister | 1939–1940[30] |
Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa |
Francisco Franco |
Alfredo Baldomir |
| Luis Martínez de Irujo y Caro | Minister | 1940–1943[31] |
Juan Luis Beigbeder |
| Teodomiro de Aguilar y Salas | Minister | 1943–1944[32] |
Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa |
Juan José de Amézaga |
| Juan Pablo de Lojendio e Irure [es] | Minister | 1944–1951[33] |
José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza |
Carlos Cañal y Gómez-Imaz [es],
Marquess of Saavedra | Minister | 1951–1953[34] |
Alberto Martín-Artajo |
Andrés Martínez Trueba |
| Ambassador |
1953–1959[35] |
Andrés Martínez Trueba |
| Francisco Javier Conde [es] | Ambassador | 1959–1964[36] |
Fernando María Castiella |
Martín Echegoyen |
| Rafael Ferrer Sagreras | Ambassador | 1964–1970[37] |
Luis Giannattasio |
| Juan Serrat y Valera | Ambassador | 1970–1972[38] |
Gregorio López-Bravo |
Jorge Pacheco Areco |
| Ramón Sáenz de Heredia y de Manzanos | Ambassador | 1972–1976[39] |
Juan María Bordaberry |
| Román Oyarzun Marchesi [es] | Ambassador | 1976–1980[40] |
Adolfo Martín-Gamero
(acting) |
Juan Carlos I |
| Rafael Gómez-Jordana y Prats | Ambassador | 1980–1983[41] |
José Pedro Pérez-Llorca |
Aparicio Méndez |
| Félix Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Baldasano [es] | Ambassador | 1983–1987[42] |
Fernando Morán |
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez |
| Federico Garayalde Emparan | Ambassador | 1988–1991[43] |
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez |
Julio María Sanguinetti |
Salvador Bermúdez de Castro y Bernales [es],
Marquess of Lema | Ambassador | 1991–1995[44] |
Luis Alberto Lacalle |
| Ricardo Peidró [es] | Ambassador | 1995–1996[45] |
Javier Solana |
Julio María Sanguinetti |
| Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde [es] | Ambassador | 1996–2001[46] |
Abel Matutes |
| Fernando Martínez Westerhausen | Ambassador | 2001–2004[47] |
Josep Piqué |
Jorge Batlle |
| Fernando Valderrama Pareja [es] |
Ambassador |
2004–2008[48] |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos |
| Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta [es] |
Ambassador |
2008–2012[49] |
Tabaré Vázquez |
| Roberto Varela [es] |
Ambassador |
2012–2017[50] |
José Manuel García-Margallo |
José Mujica |
| Javier Sangro [es] |
Ambassador |
2017–2019[51] |
Alfonso Dastis |
Felipe VI |
Tabaré Vázquez |
| José Javier Gómez-Llera [es] |
Ambassador |
2019–2022[52] |
Josep Borrell |
| Santiago Jiménez Martín [es] |
Ambassador |
2022–2025[53] |
José Manuel Albares |
Luis Lacalle Pou |
| Javier Salido Ortiz [es] |
Ambassador |
2025–pres.[54] |
