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List of ambassadors of Spain to Austria

The ambassador of Spain to Austria is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Austria.

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Austria

Coat of Arms of Spain
since 13 March 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHer Excellency
NominatorMinister of Foreign Affairs
AppointerThe Monarch
DeputyDeputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Austria

History

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The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Vienna. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Austria, 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 the Republic of Belgium.

The current ambassador is María Aurora Mejía Errasquín, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 13 March 2024. The headquarters of the embassy is the former Adolf Ritter von Schenk palace, built between 1888 and 1890 and located at the confluence of Theresianumgasse and Argentinierstrasse streets. It was acquired by the Spanish State in 1927.

List of ambassadors

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Mission Start Mission End Name Notes
14921509Gutierre Gómez de FuensalidaAmbassador to the Holy Roman Empire (House of Habsburg)
15641570Thomas Perrenot de Granvelle[1]Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire
15701578Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza[2]Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire
15781581Juan de Borja y CastroAmbassador to the Holy Roman Empire
15811608Guillem de SantclimentAmbassador to the Holy Roman Empire
16081617Baltasar de Zúñiga y VelascoAmbassador to the Holy Roman Empire
16171624Íñigo Vélez de Guevara[3]Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire
16221622Diego Sarmiento de AcuñaSpecial Envoy
16241629Francisco de Moncada[4]3rd Marquis of Aitona
16291631Lope Díez de Armendáriz[5]1st Marquess of Cadreita
16321640Sancho de Monroy y Zúñiga1st Marquis of Castañeda
16401640Francisco de Melo-
16421644Manuel de Moura y Corte-Real1st Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo
16441648Diego de Aragón Tagliavia[6]4th Duke of Terranova
16481656Francisco de Moura y Corte-Real[7]3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo
16561661Gaspar de Teves y Tello de Guzmán[8]1st Marquis of La Fuente de Torno
16611662Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo[9]2nd Marquis of Mancera
16621666Vacant Managed by Secretary Diego de Prado [10]
16661672Baltasar de la Cueva[10]7th Count of Castellar
16701676Paolo Spinola[11]3rd Marquis of Los Balbases
16811695Carlo Emmanuel d'Este[12]4th Marquis of Borgomanero
16961700Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza[13]Bishop of Solsona
17001700Francisco Moles2nd Duke of Parete
17001725VacantInterruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Spanish Succession
17251725Juan Guillermo Ripperdá1st Duke of Ripperdá; Treaty of Vienna
17271728Baluard de Bournonville-
17281731José de Viana y Eguiluz-
17311733James Fitz-James Stuart2nd Duke of Berwick
17341737VacantInterruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Polish Succession
17371738Pedro de Cebrián y Agustín5th Count of Fuenclara
17381741José Carpintero-
17411748VacantInterruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the Austrian War of Succession
17501754Antonio de Azlor y Marimón-
17551760Alonso Verdugo y Castilla3rd Count of Torrepalma
17601777Demetrius O'Mahony-
17771779Domingo de IriarteSecretary
17791785Vicente Manrique de Zúñiga13th Count of Aguilar de Inestrillas
17861794José Agustín Llano y de la Quadra1st Marquess of Llano
17951801Manuel Negrete de la Torre[14]2nd Count of Campo de Alange
18021807Pablo de Sangro y MerodePrince of Castelfranco[15]
18081814VacantPeninsular War
18141815Pedro Gómez LabradorMarquess of Labrador; Spanish representative at the Congress of Vienna
18151816José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas2nd Duke of San Carlos
18161820Pedro Cevallos-
18241825José Antonio Flores[15]Count of Casa Flores
18251828Joaquín de Acosta y Montealegre-
18291834Joaquín de Campuzano-
18331842Antonio de Saavedra y FrígolaCount of Alcudia
18481848Antonio Remón Zarco del Valle-
18481850Mauricio Álvarez BohórquezDuke of Gor
18501851Salvador de Zea BermúdezCount of Colombi
18511856Luis López de la Torre Ayllón y Kirsmacker[15]-
18561857Manuel Bermúdez de Castro-
18571858Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto[15]1st Marquis of Valmar
18581868Luis López de la Torre Ayllón y Kirsmacker2nd term
18681869Manuel Rancés y Villanueva-
18701875Cipriano del Mazo-
18711874Mariano Asquerino-
18751878Carlos O’Donnell y Vargas[15]2nd Duke of Tetuán
18791879Eduardo de Carondelet y Dato3rd Duke of Bailén
18781885Augusto Conte Lerdo de Tejada-
18861892Rafael Carlos Merry del Val[15]-
18931895Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano[15]-
18951898Isidoro de Hoyos y de la Torre2nd Marquis of Hoyos
18981902José Gutiérrez de Agüera[15]-
19021906Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia[15]1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia
19051907Manuel María González de Castejón y Elío4th Duke of Bailén
19071909Julio de Arellano y Arróspide-
19091913Juan Bustamante y Campuzano2nd Marquis of Herrera
19131918Antonio de Castro y Casaléiz[15]
19181919Eugenio Ferraz y Alcalá-Galiano2nd Marquis of Amposta
19191924Manuel Alonso de Ávila y Bernabeu
19241926Antonio de Zayas[15]4th Duke of Amalfi
19261931Francisco de Asís Serrat y Bonastre
19311934Manuel Alonso de Ávila y Bernabeu2nd term
19361938Eduardo García Comín-
19361938Juan Schwartz Díaz-Flores-
19381956No relationsAustria part of Nazi-Germany until 1945, then occupied by the Allies
1956Luis de Urquijo y Landecho2nd Marquess of Bolarque
19561964José Sebastián de Erice y O'Shea-
19641965Segismundo Royo Villanova y Fernández-Cavada-
19651967Antonio de Luna García-
19671970Joaquín Buxó-Dulce de AbaigarMarquess of Castellflorite
19701974Miguel María de Lojendio Irure-
19741976Laureano López Rodó-
19761981Juan Manuel Castro-Rial y Canosa-
19811985Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y OlmosCount of San Román
19851991Jesús Núñez Hernández-
19911996Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun-
19962000Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez-
20002004Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra-
20042008Juan Manuel de Barandica y Luxán-
20082010Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal-
20102013Yago Pico de Coaña y de Valicourt-
20132017Alberto Carnero FernándezEvo Morales grounding incident
20172020Juan Sunyé Mendía-
20202024Cristina Fraile Jiménez de Muñana
2024IncumbentMaría Aurora Mejía Errasquín[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Tomás Perrenot de Granvela". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Fajardo". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Íñigo Vélez de Guevara y Tassis". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Francisco de Moncada y Moncada". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  5. ↑ Fernando Negredo del Cerro. "Un episodio español en la Guerra de los Treinta Años: la embajada del marqués de Cadreita al Sacro Imperio y el acercamiento al Elector Sajón (1629-1631)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Diego de Aragón (o Aragona) Tagliavia". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  7. ↑ "Francisco de Moura y Corte Real Melo". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  8. ↑ "Gaspar de Teves y Tello de Guzmán". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  9. ↑ "Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  10. 1 2 "ELECCIÓN DE MIGUEL I COMO REY DE POLONIA A TRAVÉS DEL EMBAJADOR ESPAÑOL EN VIENA, EL CONDE DE CASTELLAR (1669)" (PDF). Institución Fernando El Católico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  11. ↑ "Pablo Vincenzo Spínola Doria". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  12. ↑ "Carlos Manuel Filiberto de Este". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  13. ↑ "Mons. Juan de Santa María Alonso de Valeria". Diócesis de Lleida (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  14. ↑ "Manuel de Negrete y de la Torre". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. Historia de la Diplomacia Española (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 154-155.
  16. ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado. "Real Decreto 260/2024, de 12 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Austria a doña María Aurora Mejía Errasquín". Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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