# List of ambassadors of Spain to the Netherlands

The Spanish Ambassador to the Netherlands is the Ambassador of the Spanish government to the government of the Netherlands.
He is regularly coaccredited to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

## History

The Netherlands were part of the Spanish Monarchy until 1581, during the Dutch Revolt, when a number of provinces issued the Act of Abjuration repudiating Philip II of Spain. In 1609, on concluding the Twelve Years' Truce, Philip III of Spain agreed to deal with the Dutch Republic "as though" it were sovereign. Full mutual recognition and the accreditation of ordinary ambassadors came after the Peace of Münster, during the reign of Philip IV of Spain.
| Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | Head of government in Spain | Head of government in the Netherlands | Term end |
| January 1, 1649 | Antoine Brun d'Aspremont | In 1649 he became the king's first resident ambassador in the newly recognised Dutch Republic. He took up residence in The Hague in mid 1649, his first official despatch as ambassador being dated 29 June 1649. In 1650 he concluded a naval treaty with the Dutch on behalf of the king. | Philip IV of Spain | William II, Prince of Orange | 1654 |
| January 1655 | Esteban de Gamarra y Contreras | | Philip IV of Spain | William III of England | June 1671 |
| January 1, 1665 | Antonio de Tovar y Paz | | Charles II of Spain | William III of England | |
| January 1, 1671 | Emmanuel Françisco de Lyra | Spanish Ambassador to The Hague. | Charles II of Spain | William III of England | 1678 |
| 1678 | Baltasar de Fuenmayor, Marquess of Castel-Moncayo | Spanish Ambassador to The Hague. | Charles II of Spain | William III of England | 1685 |
| May 5, 1687 | Manuel Coloma, marqués de Canales | | Charles II of Spain | William III of England | 1691 |
| 1691 | Francisco Bernardo de Quirós | | Charles II of Spain | William III of England | 1700 |
| May 8, 1716 | Beretti Landi | | Philip V of Spain | William IV, Prince of Orange | January 8, 1721 |
| January 8, 1721 | Isidro Casado de Acevedo y Rosales [es] | | Philip V of Spain | William IV, Prince of Orange | January 1, 1724 |
| January 1, 1724 | Vicente Bacallar y Sanna | | Louis I of Spain | William IV, Prince of Orange | June 11, 1726 |
| January 1, 1762 | Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi | | Charles III of Spain | William V, Prince of Orange | January 1, 1762 |
| 1815 | José María Pando y Remírez de Laredo [es] | Chargé d'affaires | Ferdinand VII of Spain | William I of the Netherlands | 1818 |
| 1815 | Miguel Ricardo de Álava | Ambassador | Ferdinand VII of Spain | William I of the Netherlands | 1822 |
| December 11, 1917 | Santiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de Vigo [es] | | Alfonso XIII of Spain | Pieter Cort van der Linden | April 30, 1925 |
| January 1, 1938 | José María Semprún Gurrea [es] | Last ambassador of the Second Spanish Republic | Juan Negrín | Hendrikus Colijn | January 1, 1938 |
| April 16, 1985 | Fernando Schwartz | | Felipe González | Ruud Lubbers | July 24, 1988 |
| February 5, 1988 | Manuel María Sassot Cañadas | | Felipe González | Ruud Lubbers | |
| May 21, 1991 | Antonio José Fournier Bermejo | | Felipe González | Ruud Lubbers | |
| May 6, 1994 | Rafael Pastor Ridruejo | | Felipe González | Wim Kok | August 5, 1995 |
| August 5, 1995 | Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal | | Felipe González | Wim Kok | February 2, 2001 |
| February 2, 2001 | Carlos Manuel de Benavides y Salas | (*January 15, 1939) | José María Aznar | Wim Kok | June 26, 2004 |
| June 26, 2004 | Alfonso Dastis | | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | Jan Peter Balkenende | August 31, 2007 |
| August 31, 2007 | Juan Prat Y Coll | | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | Jan Peter Balkenende | January 7, 2011 |
| July 7, 2011 | Francisco Javier Vallaure de Acha | | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | Mark Rutte | |
| February 3, 2014 | Fernando Arias González [es] | | Mariano Rajoy | Mark Rutte | |
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