List of ambassadors of Spain to the Netherlands

Ambassador of Spain to the Netherlands
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent
Cecilia Robles Cartes
since June 30, 2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for the European Union
StyleThe Most Excellent
ResidenceThe Hague
NominatorThe Foreign Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
Term lengthAt the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderAntoine Brun, baron d'Aspremont
Formation1649
WebsiteMission of Spain to the Netherlands

The ambassador of Spain to the Netherlands is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is also accredited to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[1]

In the past, this ambassador also served as ambassador to Luxembourg (1891–1922), Nassau (1687) and the Austrian Netherlands (1726–1746). It also represented Spain in the Congress of Cologne (1674) during the Franco-Dutch War.

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


1643 Miguel de Salamanca y Salamanca Envoy Philip IV of Spain Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange 1645
1645 Francisco Galarreta Diplomatic agent 1645
1648 Philippe Le Roy Envoy William II, Prince of Orange 1648
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. 1654
January 1655 Esteban de Gamarra y Contreras [2] William III of England June 1671
January 1, 1665 Antonio de Tovar y Paz Charles II of Spain
January 1, 1671 Manuel Francisco de Lira Castillo Spanish Ambassador to The Hague.[2] 1678
1678 Baltasar de Fuenmayor, Marquess of Castel-Moncayo Spanish Ambassador to The Hague.[2] 1685
May 5, 1687 Manuel Coloma, marqués de Canales [2] 1691
1691 Francisco Bernardo de Quirós [2] 1700
1700 Vacant War of the Spanish Succession Philip V of Spain John William Friso 1716
May 8, 1716 Lorenzo Verzuso Beretti Landi [3] William IV, Prince of Orange January 8, 1721
January 8, 1721 Isidro Casado de Acevedo y Rosales [4] January 1, 1724
January 1, 1724 Vicente Bacallar y Sanna Louis I of Spain 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 Chargé d'affaires Ferdinand VII of Spain William I of the Netherlands 1818
1815 Miguel Ricardo de Álava Ambassador 1822
December 11, 1917 Santiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de Vigo Alfonso XIII of Spain Pieter Cort van der Linden April 30, 1925
January 1, 1938 José María Semprún Gurrea 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 [5] Felipe González Ruud Lubbers
May 21, 1991 Antonio José Fournier Bermejo [6] Felipe González Ruud Lubbers
May 6, 1994 Rafael Pastor Ridruejo Felipe González Wim Kok August 5, 1995
August 5, 1995 Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal [7] Felipe González Wim Kok February 2, 2001
February 2, 2001 Carlos Manuel de Benavides y Salas (*January 15, 1939)[8] José María Aznar Wim Kok June 26, 2004
June 26, 2004 Alfonso Dastis [9] José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Jan Peter Balkenende August 31, 2007
August 31, 2007 Juan Prat Y Coll [10] José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Jan Peter Balkenende January 7, 2011
July 7, 2011 Francisco Javier Vallaure de Acha [11] José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Mark Rutte
February 3, 2014 Fernando Arias González [12] Mariano Rajoy Mark Rutte
August 24, 2018 María Jesús Alonso Jiménez [13] Pedro Sánchez Mark Rutte December 28, 2021
December 28, 2021 Consuelo Femenía Guardiola [14] Pedro Sánchez Mark Rutte June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026 Cecilia Robles Cartes [15] Pedro Sánchez Rob Jetten

52°05′01″N 4°18′47″E / 52.083702°N 4.313139°E / 52.083702; 4.313139 [16]

References

  1. ↑ Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 La diplomacia española a través de los embajadores en La Haya (1665-1700)
  3. ↑ Real Academia de la Historia
  4. ↑ Real Academia de la Historia
  5. ↑ Manuel María Sassot Cañadas
  6. ↑ Antonio José Fournier Bermejo
  7. ↑ El Gobiemo acuerda nombrar embajador en el Reino de Dinamarca a José María Pons Irazazábal. Carlos Manuel de Benavides Salas es nombrado embajador en Holanda. Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal
  8. ↑ Carlos Manuel de Benavides y Salas
  9. ↑ "Alfonso Dastis". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  10. ↑ Juan Prat Y Coll
  11. ↑ Francisco Javier Vallaure de Acha
  12. ↑ Fernando Arias González
  13. ↑ María Jesús Alonso Jiménez
  14. ↑ "Real Decreto 1166/2021, de 28 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en el Reino de los Países Bajos a doña María Consuelo Femenía Guardiola". Boletín Oficial del Estado (312). Madrid: 166160. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "España nombra nuevos embajadores en Brasil, Países Bajos, República del Congo y Tailandia". infobae (in European Spanish). 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  16. ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado, (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain)),
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