List of ambassadors of Spain to Turkey

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Ambassador of Spain to Turkey
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Incumbent
Cristina Latorre Sancho
since 27 March 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for the European Union
Style The Most Excellent
Residence Ankara
Nominator The Foreign Minister
Appointer The Monarch
Term length At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderAlfonso Fiscowich y Gullón
Formation1951
Website Mission of Spain to Turkey

The ambassador of Spain to Turkey is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Turkey. It is also accredited to the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia.

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The Ottoman and Spanish empires had diplomatic contacts from the 16th century onwards and, although representatives with the rank of ambassador were sent, these were not ambassadors in the modern sense, but temporary ambassadors to negotiate a specific matter or resolve a dispute.

Following the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Trade between both empires, signed in Constantinople on 14 September 1782, permanent diplomatic relations were established. Spain was allowed to establish consulates "in all ports and convenient maritime locations within the Ottoman domain". [1] Thanks to this authorization, Juan de Bouligny, minister to Turkey, created a general consulate in Smyrna, consulates in Thessaloniki, Cyprus and Aleppo, and vice-consulates in Alexandria, Arta and Athens. [2] Finally, in 1951 the legation to Turkey was elevated to the rank of ambassador. [3]

Jurisdiction

The ambassador is also accredited to:

In the past, this position served as ambassador to Afghanistan (1962–1973), Greece (1892–1914) and Iran (1943–1954).

List of ambassadors

This list was compiled using the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by the Spanish historian and diplomat Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. [7] The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado .

NameRankTerm
García de Loaysa Ambassador 1519
Leonardo de NogaroloAmbassador1532
Jerónimo de ZaraAmbassador1534
Cornelis de Schepper Ambassador1533–1534
Juan Gallego Envoy (to Barbarossa)1540
Gerard VeltwyckAmbassador1544–1547
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq Envoy1555
1563
Francisco de FrancisEnvoy1559
Aurelio Santa CruzSecret agent1564–1584
Juan de MarlianoEnvoy1568
Carlos RynAmbassador1569
Miguel CernoviciSecret agentc.1573
Joaquín de UcedaSecret agent1575
Martín de Acuña  [ es ]Envoy1577
Juan de MarlianoEnvoy1578–1583
Allegretto AllegrettiDiplomatic agent1650
Santiago de BoissimeneEnvoy1717–1718
Wilhelm Moritz
Count of Ludolf		Minister1760–1767
Juan de Bouligny Minister1779–1793
Gabriel de Aristizábal y Espinosa  [ es ]Extraordinary Envoy1784
José de Bouligny Chargé d'affaires 1793–1799
Ignacio María del Corral y AguirreMinister1800–1805
Julián del CorralChargé d'affaires1805
José Martínez de Hervás y de Madrid
Marquess of Almenara		Minister1805–1808
José de Endériz y López de AnguloChargé d'affaires1808–1809
José Rodrigo de CarrataláChargé d'affaires1809
Constantino Deval [a] Chargé d'affaires1809–1814
Juan Jabat Aztal  [ es ]Minister1809–1819
Francisco Javier PérezChargé d'affaires1819–1821
Francisco Cea Bermúdez Minister1821–1823
Francisco Javier PérezChargé d'affaires1824
Luis del Castillo Estévez  [ es ]Chargé d'affaires1824–1828
Minister 1828–1829
Andrés VillalbaMinister1829–1831
Juan VialMinister1831–1833
Antonio López de Córdoba  [ es ]Minister1833–1847
Gerardo de SouzaMinister1847–1852
José NevietMinister1852–1853
Antonio RiquelmeMinister1853–1854
Gerardo de SouzaMinister1854–1861
Juan Tomás Comyn y Martínez  [ es ]Minister1862–1863
Eduardo SanchoMinister1863–1864
Pedro Sorela y MauryMinister1864
Rafael JabatMinister1864–1865
The Duke of Bivona Minister1865–1867
Francisco de Cea Bermúdez y Colombí
Count of Colombí		Chargé d'affaires1867–1868
The Marquess of Zarco  [ es ]Chargé d'affaires1868–1869
Edmundo Tirel y Gómez de las Casas
Marquess of the Ulagares		Minister1869–1873
José Antonio de AguilarChargé d'affaires1869–1872
Ángel RuataChargé d'affaires1872
Miguel AzaraChargé d'affaires1873
Guillermo Crespo y Crespo  [ es ]Minister1873–1875
Augusto Conte Lerdo de Tejada  [ es ]Minister1875–1878
Antonio Mantilla de los Ríos
Marquess of Villamantilla		Minister1878–1881
Juan Antonio Rascón y Navarro
Count of Rascón		Minister1881–1883
The Count of Coello de Portugal Minister1884–1885
Guillermo CrespoMinister1886–1888
The Marquess of Bendaña  [ es ]Minister1888–1890
Angel Ruata y Sichar [b] Minister1890–1893
Francisco Rafael Figuera [b] Minister1893–1894
The Marquess of Potestad-Fornari  [ es ] [b] Chargé d'affaires1894–1896
The Marquess of Villa-Urrutia [b] Minister1896–1897
José María Bernaldo de Quirós [b]
Marquess of Campo Sagrado		Minister1897–1909
Pedro de Prat y Agacino [b]
Marquess of Prat de Nantouillet		Minister1909–1913
Germán María de Ory y Morey [b] Minister1913–1914
Julián María del Arroyo y MoretMinister1914–1918
Juan Servert y VestMinister1918–1932
Juan María Arístegui y VidaurreMinister1932
Julio Palencia y Álvarez-Tubau [c] Chargé d'affaires1935–1939
Ricardo Begoña Calderón [d] Minister1937–1939
Carlos López-Dóriga y SalaverríaMinister1939–1940
Pedro Prat y SoutzoChargé d'affaires1940–1941
José María Doussinague Chargé d'affaires1941–1943
Antonio Gullón y GómezChargé d'affaires1943
The Count of Casa Rojas  [ es ]Minister1943–1946
Alfonso Fiscowich y GullónMinister1946–1951
Ambassador 1951–1954
José Ruiz de Arana y Bauer
Duke of Baena		Ambassador1954–1956
Juan Teixidor y SánchezAmbassador1956–1962
Emilio García Gómez [e] Ambassador1962–1970
Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez  [ es ] [e] Ambassador1970–1973
Emilio Garrigues y Díaz-CañabateAmbassador1973–1975
Guillermo Nadal BlanesAmbassador1975–1976
Gabriel Cañadas NouvilasAmbassador1976–1977
Santiago Martínez Caro  [ es ]Ambassador1977–1984
Ramón Villanueva EtcheverríaAmbassador1984–1990
Javier Villacieros Machimbarrena
Count of Villacieros		Ambassador1990–1993
Carlos Carderera SolerAmbassador1993–1996
Jesús Atienza Serna [f] Ambassador1996–2000
Manuel de la Cámara Hermoso [f] Ambassador2000–2004
Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña  [ es ] [8] [f] Ambassador2004–2008
Joan Clos [9] [f] Ambassador2008–2010
Cristóbal González-Aller Jurado  [ es ] [10] [g] Ambassador2010–2014
Rafael Mendívil Peydro  [ es ] [11] [g] Ambassador2014–2018
Juan González-Barba Pera  [ es ] [12] [g] Ambassador2018–2020
Francisco Javier Hergueta Garnica  [ es ] [13] [g] Ambassador2020–2024
Cristina Latorre Sancho  [ es ] [14] [g] Ambassador2024–pres.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Since 1809 representing the government of Joseph Bonaparte.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Accredited to Greece.
  3. ↑ Representing the Junta Técnica del Estado and the first government of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War.
  4. ↑ Representative of the Republican government.
  5. 1 2 Accredited to Afghanistan.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Accredited to Azerbaijan.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Accredited to Azerbaijan and Georgia.

References

  1. ↑ "Tratado de paz, amistad y comercio entre España y la Puerta Otomana, firmado en Constantinopla el 14 de setiembre de 1782 - Derecho Internacional Público - dipublico.org". www.dipublico.org (in Spanish). January 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 10, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Proyectos, HI Iberia Ingeniería y. "Real Academia de la Historia | Historia Hispánica". historia-hispanica.rah.es (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 11, 1951). "Decreto de 4 de enero de 1951 por el que se eleva a Embajada la categoría de la Representación diplomática de España en Turquía" [Decree of 4 January 1951, which elevates the diplomatic representation of Spain in Turkey to the status of Embassy.](PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Embassy of Spain to Turkey - Consulates". www.exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 19, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Diplomatic Information Office (November 2024). "Country profile - Azerbaijan" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Diplomatic Information Office (March 2024). "Country profile - Georgia" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 5. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Ochoa Brun, Miguel Ángel (2000). "History of the Spanish Diplomacy - DIPLOMATIC REPERTOIRE- CHRONOLOGICAL LISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES - From the Early Middle Ages to the year 2000" (PDF). www.exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish). pp. 265–266. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (August 28, 2004). "Real Decreto 1845/2004, de 27 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Turquía a don Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (June 28, 2008). "Real Decreto 1097/2008, de 27 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Turquía a don Joan Clos i Matheu". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (November 30, 2010). "Real Decreto 1605/2010, de 26 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Turquía a don Cristóbal González-Aller Jurado". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (June 7, 2014). "Real Decreto 452/2014, de 6 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Turquía a don Rafael Mendívil Peydro". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (September 1, 2018). "Real Decreto 1092/2018, de 31 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Turquía a don Juan González-Barba Pera". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (June 24, 2020). "Real Decreto 598/2020, de 23 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Turquía a don Francisco Javier Hergueta Garnica". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (March 27, 2024). "Real Decreto 337/2024, de 26 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Turquía a doña Cristina Latorre Sancho". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
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