List of ambassadors of Spain to Croatia

Ambassador of Spain to Croatia
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent José Ramón García Hernández since 7 May 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for the European Union
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	Zagreb
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Luis de la Torre de Andrés
Formation	1992
Website	Mission of Spain to Croatia

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

Spain established diplomatic relations with the Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945), a puppet state of the Axis powers during the World War II. Diplomatic relations with the current Republic of Croatia were established on 9 March 1992. ^[1] The first ambassador, Luis de la Torre de Andrés, was resident in Budapest, Hungary.

List of ambassadors

List of ministers to the Independent State of Croatia

Name	Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
Vicente González-Arnao y de Amar de la Torre [a] [2]	1941–1944	Ramón Serrano Suñer	Francisco Franco	Tomislav II
Rafael Maspóns de Grasset [b]	1944–1945	-

List of ambassadors to the Republic of Croatia

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	Luis de la Torre de Andrés [c]	18 June 1992 [3] – 27 April 1993 (313 days)	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez	Juan Carlos I	Franjo Tuđman
2	Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña  [ es ]	27 April 1993 [4] – 18 July 1998 (5 years, 82 days)	Javier Solana
3	Antonio Pedauyé González  [ es ]	18 July 1998 [5] – 28 December 2002 (4 years, 163 days)	Abel Matutes
4	Álvaro Sebastián de Erice y Gómez-Acebo	28 December 2002 [6] – 3 December 2005 (2 years, 340 days)	Ana Palacio		Stjepan Mesić
5	Manuel Salazar Palma  [ es ]	3 December 2005 [7] – 6 November 2010 (4 years, 338 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos
6	Rodrigo Aguirre de Cárcer  [ es ]	6 November 2010 [8] – 12 July 2014 (3 years, 248 days)	Trinidad Jiménez		Ivo Josipović
7	Eduardo Aznar Campos	12 July 2014 [9] – 8 September 2018 (4 years, 58 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo	Felipe VI
8	Alonso Dezcallar  [ es ]	2 October 2018 [10] – 30 March 2022 (3 years, 179 days)	Josep Borrell		Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
9	Juan González-Barba Pera  [ es ]	30 March 2022 [11] – 7 May 2025 (3 years, 38 days)	José Manuel Albares		Zoran Milanović
10	José Ramón García Hernández	7 May 2025 [12] – present (216 days)

See also

• Croatia–Spain relations

Notes

1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
2. Chargé d'affaires
3. Resident in Budapest.

References

1. Diplomatic Information Office (September 2025). "Country profile - Croatia" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 5. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 5, 1941). "Decreto por el que se nombra Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de España cerca de Su Majestad el Rey de Croacia, a don Vicente González Arnao y de Amar de la Torre" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2025.
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 18, 1992). "Real Decreto 651/1992, de 12 de junio, por el que se designa a don Luis de la Torre de Andrés Embajador de España en la República de Croacia" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 27, 1993). "Real Decreto 1030/1993, de 25 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 18, 1998). "Real Decreto 1578/1998, de 17 de julio, por el que se designa a don Antonio Pedauyé y González embajador de España en la República de Croacia". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 28, 2002). "Real Decreto 1450/2002, de 27 de diciembre, por el que se designa embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don Álvaro Sebastián de Erice y Gómez-Acebo". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (December 3, 2005). "Real Decreto 1464/2005, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don Manuel Salazar Palma". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (November 6, 2010). "Real Decreto 1459/2010, de 5 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don Rodrigo Aguirre de Cárcer y García del Arenal". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (July 12, 2014). "Real Decreto 604/2014, de 11 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don Eduardo Aznar Campos". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (October 2, 2018). "Real Decreto 1219/2018, de 1 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don Alonso Dezcallar de Mazarredo". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (March 30, 2022). "Real Decreto 222/2022, de 29 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don Juan González-Barba Pera". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (May 7, 2025). "Real Decreto 362/2025, de 6 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Croacia a don José Ramón García Hernández". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.