# List of ambassadors of Spain to Portugal

The Ambassador from Spain to Portugal is Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in Portugal, and is in charge of Spain's diplomatic mission to the Republic of Portugal.

## History

The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Lisbon. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Portugal, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in Portugal.
The current ambassador is Juan Fernández Trigo, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 28 December 2023.

## List of ambassadors

| From | Up To | Ambassador | Notes |
| 1528 | 1532 | Lope Hurtado de Mendoza | |
| 1536 | 1543 | Luis Sarmiento de Mendoza | |
| 1544 | 1552 | Lope Hurtado de Mendoza | |
| 1552 | 1552 | Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | |
| 1552 | 1556 | Luis Sarmiento de Mendoza | |
| 1556 | 1557 | Juan Hurtado de Mendoza | |
| 1557 | 1559 | Juan de Mendoza y de Rivera | |
| 1562 | 1567 | Alonso de Tovar | |
| 1567 | 1569 | Fernando Carrillo de Mendoza y Villarreal | 7th Count of Priego |
| 1569 | 1575 | Juan de Borja y Castro | 1st Count of Mayalde |
| 1576 | 1578 | Juan de Silva | 4th Count of Portalegre |
| 1579 | 1580 | Pedro Téllez-Girón y de la Cueva Cristóbal de Moura Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce Luis de Molina | Téllez-Girón was the 1st Duke of Osuna |
| 1668 | 1668 | Gaspar de Haro y Guzmán | 7th Marquess of Carpio, 3rd Marquess of Eliche |
| 1668 | 1670 | Charles de Watteville | 1st Baron of Watteville |
| 1671 | 1673 | Baltasar de Eraso y Toledo | 2nd Count of Humanes |
| 1673 | 1681 | Juan Domingo Maserati | |
| 1684 | 1690 | Francisco Diego Ventura Fernández de Angulo, O.F.M. | Bishop of Ávila |
| 1691 | 1698 | Manuel de Sentmenat-Oms de Santa Pau y de Lanuza | 1st Marquess of Castelldosrius |
| 1702 | 1703 | Domingo Capecelatro y Caracciolo | Marquess of Capecelatro |
| 1715 | 1735 | Domingo Capecelatro y Caracciolo | Marquess of Capecelatro |
| 1727 | 1728 | Carlos Ambrosio Gaetano Spínola de la Cerda | 5th Marquess of Los Balbases |
| 1737 | 1737 | Domingo Capecelatro y Caracciolo | Marquess of Capecelatro |
| 1739 | 1739 | Bernardino de Marimón y Corberá | |
| 1743 | 1746 | Cristóbal Joaquín de Franchi y Benítez de Lugo | 1st Marquess of Candia |
| 1746 | 1753 | Félix-Fernando Yáñez de Sotomayor Masones de Lima | 3rd Duke of Sotomayor |
| 1753 | 1755 | Bernat Antoni de Boixadors i Sureda de Sant Martí | 8th Count of Peralada |
| 1755 | 1756 | Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Ximenez de Urrea | 10th Count of Aranda |
| 1756 | 1760 | Francisco Javier de Lanzós y Taboada | 7th Count of Maceda |
| 1760 | 1762 | José Torrero y Marzo | |
| 1765 | 1778 | Pedro de Góngora y Luján | Marquess of Almodóvar del Río |
| 1778 | 1787 | Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos | 6th Count of Fernán Núñez |
| 1789 | 1790 | Juan de Silva Rabatta y Meneses | 14th Count of Cifuentes |
| 1792 | 1798 | Juan Vicente María Imperiali y Centurión | 8th Marquess of Oyra |
| 1798 | 1800 | Diego Fernández de Velasco | 13th Duke of Frías |
| 1803 | 1807 | Manuel Negrete de la Torre | 2nd Count of Campo de Alange |
| 1822 | 1823 | Manuel María de Aguilar | |
| 1823 | 1825 | José Antonio de Aragón Azlor | 13th Duke of Villahermosa |
| 1825 | 1827 | Count of Casaflores | |
| 1829 | 1833 | Joaquín de Acosta y Montealegre | |
| 1833 | 1834 | Luis Fernández de Córdova | |
| 1859 | 1861 | Nicomedes Pastor Díaz | |
| 1864 | 1865 | Diego Coello de Portugal y Quesada | |
| 1870 | 1870 | Alejandro de Castro Casal | |
| 1873 | 1873 | Bernardo García Fernández | |
| 1899 | 1904 | Luis Polo de Bernabé | |
| 1904 | 1905 | | |
| 1895 | 1905 | Luis Polo de Bernabé | |
| 1910 | 1913 | Rodrigo de Saavedra y Vinent | Marquess of Villalobar |
| 1913 | 1915 | Luis Valera y Delavat | Marquess of Villasinda |
| 1915 | 1917 | Antonio López Muñoz | |
| 1917 | 1926 | Alejandro Padilla y Bell | |
| 1926 | 1929 | Cristóbal Fernández-Vallín y Alfonso | |
| 1929 | 1930 | Bernardo Almeida y Herreros | |
| 1930 | 1931 | Mauricio López-Roberts y Terry | 3rd Marquess of Torrehermosa |
| 1931 | 1933 | Juan José Rocha García | |
| 1933 | 1936 | José Juncal Verdulla | |
| 1936 | 1936 | Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña | |
| 1938 | 1957 | Nicolás Franco Bahamonde | |
| 1958 | 1969 | José Ibáñez Martín | |
| 1969 | 1972 | José Antonio Giménez-Arnau y Gran | |
| 1972 | 1974 | Emilio de Navasqüés | |
| 1974 | 1976 | Antonio Poch Gutiérrez de Caviedes | |
| 1977 | 1982 | Fernando Rodríguez-Porrero y de Chávarri | |
| 1982 | 1985 | Ramón Fernández de Soignie | |
| 1985 | 1991 | Gabriel Ferrán de Alfaro | |
| 1991 | 1995 | José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa y Urdampilleta | |
| 1995 | 1999 | Raúl Morodo | |
| 1999 | 2002 | José Rodríguez-Spiteri | |
| 2002 | 2005 | Carlos Carderera Soler | |
| 2005 | 2008 | Enrique Panés Calpe | |
| 2008 | 2010 | Alberto José Navarro González | |
| 2010 | 2012 | Francisco Villar y Ortiz de Urbina | |
| 2012 | 2015 | Eduardo Junco Bonet | |
| 2015 | 2017 | Juan Manuel de Barandica | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Eduardo Gutiérrez Sáenz de Buruaga | |
| 2018 | 2023 | Marta Betanzos Roig | |
| 2023 | Incumbent | Juan Fernández Trigo | |