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This is a list of present and extant viscounts in the peerage of the Kingdom of Spain hold by people with Spanish citizenship.
Note that some of the titles are only used as subsidiary titles.
This list does not include extinct, dormant, abeyant, forfeited or titles of which their holder is not known.
| Title | Date of creation | Arms | Current holder | Houses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viscount of Áger | (1094) | Alejandro Jou y Sambucy de Sorgue | ||
| Viscount of Alborada | (1849) |  | Florencio Gavito y Mariscal | |
| Viscount of Alcira | (1865) | Ignacio Bertodano y Guillén | ||
| Viscount of Alesón | (1235) | Alejandro Jou y Sambucy de Sorgue | ||
| Viscount of Almocadén | (1926) |  | Sofía Bolín y Domecq | |
| Viscount of Alquerforadat | (1335) | Francisco Javier de Silva y Mora | ||
| Viscount of Altamira de Vivero | (1473) | Rodrigo Peñalosa e Izuzquiza | ||
| Viscount of Amaya | (1688) | Hernando de Orellana-Pizarro y González | ||
| Viscount of Antrines | (1866) | Francisco Goicoerrotea y Sarri | ||
| Viscount of Arberoa | (1455) | Francisco Javier González de Castejón y Larrañaga | ||
| Viscount of Arboleda | (1849) | María de la Consolación Muñoz y Santa Marina | ||
| Viscount of la Armería | (1694) | Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Argüelles | ||
| Viscount of Ayala | (1865) | Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila | ||
| Viscount of Bahía Honda | (1856) | María Isabel Menchaca y Salamanca | ||
| Viscount of Baiguer | (1033) | Lluis de Mora y Narváez | ||
| Viscount of Banderas | (1837) |  | Francisco de Borja Montesino-Espartero y Velasco | |
| Viscount of Barrantes | (1654) | Juan Manuel Álvarez de Lorenzana y de la Pezuela | ||
| Viscount of Barrionuevo | (1891) | Matilde Francisca Barrionuevo y Peña | ||
| Viscount of Bas | (1285) | Victoria Elisabeth Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||
| Viscount of Begíjar | (1816) | Alonso Contreras y Garrido | ||
| Viscount of Belloch | (1924) | Javier de Mercader y Rovira | ||
| Viscount of Bellver | (1847) | Diego Llanos y Alós | ||
| Viscount of Benaoján | (1819) | Alberto de la Lastra y Castillo | ||
| Viscount of Bernuy | (1909) | Alberto Mencos y Valdés | ||
| Viscount of Bétera | (1878) | Rafael de Rojas y Cárdenas | ||
| Viscount of Bosch Labrús | (1926) | Luis Manuel de Castellví y Suárez-Rivero | ||
| Viscount of Bruch | (1855) |  | David Heras y Sáez | |
| Viscount of Buen Paso | (1708) | Iñigo de Hoyo-Solórzano y de Ramón-Laca | ||
| Viscount of Burguillos | (1922) | Joaquín Murillo de Saavedra y Cuesta | ||
| Viscount of Cabanyes | (1512) | Enrique Falcó y Carrión | ||
| Viscount of Cabrera | (1002) | Victoria Elisabeth von Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||
| Viscount of Caparacena | (1627) | Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Álvarez de Toledo | ||
| Viscount of Castillo de Almansa | (1773) | José Fernando Almansa Moreno-Barreda | ||
| Viscount of Couserans | (1830) | Fernando España y Caamaño | ||
| Viscount of Cuba | (1856) | Roberto-Luis Sánchez-Ocaña y Chamorro | ||
| Viscount of Ébol | (1426) | Alejandro Jou y Sambucy de Sorgue | ||
| Viscount of Eza | (1711) | Pablo Marichalar y Vigier | ||
| Viscount of Fefiñanes | (1647) | Pedro Alonso-Martínez y Casani | ||
| Viscount of Fenollet | (1280) | Alejandro Jou y Sambucy de Sorgue | ||
| Viscount of Frontera | (1657) | Alfonso Egaña y Azúa | ||
| Viscount of Güell | (1911) | Eusebio Güell y Sentmenant | ||
| Viscount of Iznájar | (1466) | Álvaro Francisco López de Becerra de Solé y Casanova-Cárdenas | ||
| Viscount of Jarafe | (1862) | Carmen María Soltero Pomales | ||
| Viscount of Linares | (1628) | Victoria Elisabeth von Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||
| Viscount of Llanteno | (1873) | Isabelle Jacqueline Parra Stucky de Quay | ||
| Viscount of Miranda | (1857) | Enrique Puigmoltó y Garrigues | ||
| Viscount of Miravalles | (1847) | Germán Manuel Gamazo y Hohenlohe | ||
| Viscount of Palma del Condado | (1929) | José María Rodríguez de Cepeda y Palma | ||
| Viscount of Peñaparda de Flores | (1638) |  | José Miguel Rueda y Muñoz de San Pedro | |
| Viscount of Rías | (1688) | Rafael Ángel Finat y Riva | ||
| Viscount of Rocabertí | (842) | Pedro de Piña y Cerdá | ||
| Viscount of Rocamora | (1848) | Myriam Granzow de la Cerda y Roca de Togores | ||
| Viscount of Santa Clara de Avedillo | (1628) | José María Yangas y Pérez de Herrasti | ||
| Viscount of Tapia | (1873) | Juan Allendesalazar y Ruiz de Arana | ||
| Viscount of Térmens | (1647) | José María Muñiz y Von Schmiterlow | ||
| Viscount of Tuy | (1473) | Felipe Jaime del Alcázar y Kern | ||
| Viscount of Urgel | (1097) | Cristoph Jou y Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||
| Viscount of Urtx | (1081) | Alejandro Jou y Sambucy de Sorgue | ||
| Viscount of Villamur | (1572) | Victoria Elisabeth von Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||
| Viscount of Villares | (1707) | José Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Sánchez | ||
| Viscount of Villarubio | María Fernanda Gavito y Mariscal | |||
| Viscount of Viota de Arba | (1457) | Federico Prat y Puigmoltó | ||
| Viscount of Yrueste | (1718) | Mónica Figueroa y Cernuda | ||
| Viscount of Zolina | (1518) | Luis Fernando Gómez de Silva y de Aragón | ||
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