List of ambassadors of Spain to India

Ambassador of Spain to India
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Juan Antonio March Pujol since 5 June 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	New Delhi
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Luis de Olivares y Bruguera, 2nd Count of Artaza
Formation	1956
Website	Mission of Spain to India

Blue: Embassy in New Delhi
Green: Consulate General in Mumbai

The ambassador of Spain to India is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of India. It is also accredited to the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Republic of Maldives, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

India and Spain established diplomatic relations in 1956, and Spain created a resident embassy in New Delhi in June of that year. ^[1]

Jurisdiction

• India: Diplomatic relations between both nations are managed through the Embassy in New Delhi. The Embassy also offers consular services to the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the northern, eastern and insular areas of India, as well as to the other Asian states to which it is dually accredited. Spain also has a Consulate General in Mumbai, that offers consular protection to the citizens located in south and western India. Consular protection is complemented with honorary consulates in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata. ^[2]

The ambassador is also accredited to:

• Bhutan: Both kingdoms maintained informal relations since Bhutan's accession to the United Nations in 1971. After high-level meetings, both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 February 2011. ^[3] Consular protection is responsibility of the Embassy in New Delhi. ^[2]
• Maldives: Diplomatic relations were established on 24 August 1979. ^[4] Spain has an honorary consulate in Malé. ^[2]
•    Nepal: Both nations established diplomatic relations on 14 May 1968. ^[5] Spain has an honorary consulate in Kathmandu. ^[2]
• Sri Lanka: Since 10 July 1955, both countries maintain diplomatic links and, ^[6] until 1958, it was responsibility of the ambassador to Pakistan. Spain has an honorary consulate in Colombo. ^[2]

In the past, the ambassador to India also served as ambassador to Bangladesh (1986–2007) and Burma (Myanmar; 1967–1981).

List of ambassadors

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	Luis de Olivares y Bruguera [a] Count of Artaza	30 August 1956 [7] – 6 April 1962 (5 years, 219 days)	Alberto Martín-Artajo	Francisco Franco	Rajendra Prasad
2	Pelayo García-Olay y Álvarez [a]	6 April 1962 [8] – 1 May 1965 (3 years, 25 days)	Fernando María Castiella
3	Miguel Teus y López [b]	25 April 1966 [9] – October 1968 (2 years, 160 days)			Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4	Guillermo Nadal y Blanes [c] [d]	24 March 1969 [10] – 17 July 1975 (6 years, 115 days)			Zakir Husain
5	Leopoldo Martínez de Campos y Muñoz [d] Count of Santovenia	9 September 1975 [11] – 30 October 1980 (5 years, 51 days)	Pedro Cortina Mauri		Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6	Enrique Mahou Stauffer [e]	12 June 1981 [12] – 11 June 1986 (4 years, 364 days)	José Pedro Pérez-Llorca	Juan Carlos I	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
7	Carlos Fernández Espeso [e]	11 June 1986 [13] – 14 July 1990 (4 years, 33 days)	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez		Zail Singh
8	Santiago Salas Collantes  [ es ] [e]	14 July 1990 [14] – 24 December 1994 (4 years, 163 days)			Ramaswamy Venkataraman
9	Álvaro de Castilla y Bermúdez-Cañete [e]	24 December 1994 [15] – 19 January 1998† (1 year, 342 days)	Javier Solana		Shankar Dayal Sharma
10	Alberto Escudero Claramunt [e]	6 June 1998 [16] – 28 December 2002 (4 years, 205 days)	Abel Matutes		K. R. Narayanan
11	Rafael Conde de Saro  [ es ] [e]	28 December 2002 [17] – 2 June 2007 (4 years, 156 days)	Ana Palacio		A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
12	Ion de la Riva  [ es ] [f]	2 June 2007 [18] – 16 November 2010 (4 years, 205 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos
13	Francisco Javier Elorza y Cavengt [g] Marquess of Nerva	5 February 2011 [19] – 14 April 2012 (1 year, 69 days)	Trinidad Jiménez		Pratibha Patil
14	Gustavo de Arístegui  [ es ] [g]	14 April 2012 [20] – 19 December 2015 (3 years, 249 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo
-	María Magdalena Cruz Yábar, chargé d'affaires (2015–2017) [21]
15	José Ramón Barañano Fernández  [ es ] [g]	11 March 2017 [22] – 28 October 2020 (3 years, 231 days)	Alfonso Dastis	Felipe VI	Pranab Mukherjee
16	José María Ridao  [ es ] [g]	21 July 2021 [23] – 5 June 2024 (2 years, 320 days)	José Manuel Albares		Ram Nath Kovind
17	Juan Antonio March Pujol [g]	5 June 2024 [24] – present (1 year, 152 days)			Droupadi Murmu

See also

• India–Spain relations

Notes

1. Accredited to Sri Lanka.
2. Accredited to Burma, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
3. Chargé d'affaires from October 1968 to March 1969.
4. Accredited to Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
5. Accredited to Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
6. Accredited to Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
7. Accredited to Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

References

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 18, 1956). "Decreto de 8 de junio de 1956 por el que se crea, en régimen de recirprocidad, la Embajada de España en Nueva Delhi" [Decree of 8 June 1956, creating, on a reciprocal basis, the Embassy of Spain in New Delhi.](PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Embassy of Spain in New Delhi - Consulates". www.exteriores.gob.es. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
3. Diplomatic Information Office (July 2025). "Country profile - Bhutan" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 3. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
4. Diplomatic Information Office (August 2025). "Country profile - Maldives" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
5. Diplomatic Information Office (July 2025). "Country profile - Nepal" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
6. Diplomatic Information Office (January 2025). "Country profile - Sri Lanka" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 30, 1956). "Decreto de 21 de agosto de 1956 por el que se designa Embajador de España cerca de Su Excelencia el Presidente de la República de la India al Ministro Plenipotenciario don Luis de Olivares y Bruguera, Conde de Artaza" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 6, 1962). "Decreto 660/1962, de 5 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la India a don Pelayo García-Olay y Alvarez" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 25, 1966). "Decreto 995/1966, de 7 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nueva Delhi a don Miguel Teus y López" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 24, 1969). "Decreto 422/1969, de 27 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nueva Delhi a don Guillermo Nadal Blanes" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 9, 1975). "Decreto 2125/1975, de 23 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nueva Delhi a don Leopoldo Martínez de Campos y Muñoz, Conde de Santovenia" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 12, 1981). "Real Decreto 1108/1981, de 5 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don Enrique Mahóu Stauffer" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 11, 1986). "Real Decreto 1109/1986, de 6 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don Carlos Fernández Espeso" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 14, 1990). "Real Decreto 893/1990, de 13 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don Santiago Salas Collantes" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
15. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 24, 1994). "Real Decreto 2503/1994, de 23 de diciembre, por el que se designa a don Alvaro de Castilla y Bermúdez-Cañete Embajador de España en la República de la India" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
16. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 6, 1998). "Real Decreto 1127/1998, de 5 de junio, por el que se designa a don Alberto Escudero Claramunt embajador de España en la República de la India". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
17. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 28, 2002). "Real Decreto 1453/2002, de 27 de diciembre, por el que se designa embajador de España en la República de la India a don Rafael Conde de Saro". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
18. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 2, 2007). "Real Decreto 705/2007, de 1 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don Ion de la Riva Guzmán de Frutos". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
19. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 5, 2011). "Real Decreto 153/2011, de 4 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don Francisco Javier Elorza Cavengt". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
20. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 14, 2012). "Real Decreto 672/2012, de 13 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don Gustavo Manuel de Arístegui y San Román". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
21. "India y España recuerdan 60 años de relaciones a través de las fotos de Efe". www.elconfidencial.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
22. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 11, 2017). "Real Decreto 245/2017, de 10 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don José Ramón Barañano Fernández". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
23. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 21, 2021). "Real Decreto 617/2021, de 20 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don José María Ridao Domínguez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
24. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 5, 2024). "Real Decreto 527/2024, de 4 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de la India a don Juan Antonio March Pujol". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.