List of ambassadors of Spain to Nigeria

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Ambassador of Spain to Nigeria
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Incumbent
Félix Costales Artieda
since 28 May 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
Style The Most Excellent
Residence Abuja
Nominator The Foreign Minister
Appointer The Monarch
Term length At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderAntonio Vidal Gabás
Formation1962
Website Mission of Spain to Nigeria

The ambassador of Spain to Nigeria is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is also accredited to the Republic of Benin and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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Jurisdiction

The ambassador is also accredited to:

In the past, this ambassador was also in charge of Sierra Leone (1991–1993) and Togo (1965–1968).

List of ambassadors

NameTermNominated byAppointed byAccredited to
Antonio Vidal Gabás [a] 21 September 1962 [3]
–
11 May 1964
(1 year, 233 days)		 Fernando María Castiella Francisco Franco Nnamdi Azikiwe
José Luis Aparicio y Aparicio [b] 11 May 1964 [4]
–
20 April 1968
(3 years, 345 days)
Carlos Martínez de Orense y García20 April 1968 [5]
–
19 December 1969†
(1 year, 243 days)		 Yakubu Gowon
Eduardo Sebastián de Erice y O'Shea17 April 1970 [6]
–
28 January 1976
(5 years, 286 days)		 Gregorio López-Bravo
Domingo Sánchez Sánchez12 August 1976 [7]
–
28 July 1978
(1 year, 352 days)		 The Marquess of Oreja Juan Carlos I Olusegun Obasanjo
José Luis Castillejo  [ es ] [c] 28 July 1978 [8]
–
26 May 1986
(7 years, 302 days)
Joaquín María de Arístegui y Petit [c] 26 May 1986 [9]
–
1 July 1991
(5 years, 36 days)		 Francisco Fernández Ordóñez Ibrahim Babangida
Carlos Bárcena Portolés [d] 11 September 1991 [10]
–
12 June 1993
(1 year, 274 days)
Manuel Pombo Bravo [c] 26 June 1993 [11]
–
15 January 1998
(4 years, 203 days)		 Javier Solana
Manuel Cacho Quesada  [ es ] [c] 26 February 1998 [12]
–
8 December 2001
(3 years, 285 days)		 Abel Matutes Sani Abacha
Alfonso Manuel Portabales Vázquez  [ es ] [c] 12 January 2002 [13]
–
21 January 2006
(4 years, 9 days)		 Josep Piqué Olusegun Obasanjo
Ángel Losada Fernández  [ es ] [c] 21 January 2006 [14]
–
8 January 2011
(4 years, 352 days)		 Miguel Ángel Moratinos
Álvaro Castillo Aguilar  [ es ] [c] 8 January 2011 [15]
–
12 July 2014
(3 years, 185 days)		 Trinidad Jiménez Goodluck Jonathan
Alfonso Barnuevo  [ es ] [c] 12 July 2014 [16]
–
22 July 2017
(3 years, 10 days)		 José Manuel García-Margallo Felipe VI
Marcelino Cabanas Ansorena [c] 26 August 2017 [17]
–
22 December 2021
(4 years, 118 days)		 Alfonso Dastis Muhammadu Buhari
Juan Ignacio Sell  [ es ] [c] 22 December 2021 [18]
–
15 January 2025
(3 years, 24 days)		 José Manuel Albares
Félix Costales Artieda  [ es ] [c] 28 May 2025 [19]
–
present
(194 days)		 Bola Tinubu

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Chargé d'affaires from 10 April 1961 to 21 September 1962.
  2. ↑ Accredited to Benin and Togo.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Accredited to Benin.
  4. ↑ Accredited to Benin and Sierra Leone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Consulados". www.exteriores.gob.es (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on August 7, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Diplomatic Information Office (March 2025). "Country profile - Benin" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 5. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 21, 1962). "Decreto 2311/1962, de 5 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Lagos a don Antonio Vidal Gabás" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 11, 1964). "Decreto 1370/1964, de 30 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nigeria a don José Luis Aparicio y Aparicio" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 20, 1968). "Decreto 749/1968, de 4 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Lagos a don Carlos Martínez de Orense y García" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 18, 1970). "Decreto 1088/1970, de 17 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nigeria a don Eduardo Sebastián de Erice y O'Shea" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 13, 1976). "Real Decreto 1907/1976, de 10 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nigeria a don Domingo Sánchez Sánchez" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 28, 1978). "Real Decreto 1776/1978, de 26 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nigeria a don José Luis Fernández de Castillejo y Taviel de Andrade" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 26, 1986). "Real Decreto 1008/1986, de 23 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nigeria a don Joaquín María de Arístegui y Petit" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 11, 1991). "Real Decreto 1343/1991, de 9 de septiembre, por el que se designa a don Carlos Bárcena Portolés Embajador de España en Nigeria" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 26, 1993). "Real Decreto 931/1993, de 18 de junio, por el que se designa a don Manuel Pombo Bravo Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 26, 1998). "Real Decreto 286/1998, de 20 de febrero, por el que se designa a don Manuel Cacho Quesada Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (January 12, 2002). "Real Decreto 10/2002, de 11 de enero, por el que se designa embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria a don Alfonso Manuel Portabales Vázquez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (January 21, 2006). "Real Decreto 37/2006, de 20 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria a don Ángel Losada Fernández". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (January 8, 2011). "Real Decreto 16/2011, de 7 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria a don Álvaro Castillo Aguilar". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  16. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (July 12, 2014). "Real Decreto 606/2014, de 11 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria a don Alfonso Barnuevo Sebastián de Erice". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  17. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (August 26, 2017). "Real Decreto 812/2017, de 25 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria a don Marcelino Cabanas Ansorena". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  18. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (December 22, 2021). "Real Decreto 1135/2021, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria a don Juan Ignacio Sell Sanz". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  19. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (May 28, 2025). "Real Decreto 413/2025, de 27 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal de Nigeria a don Félix Costales Artieda". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
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