List of ambassadors of Peru to Spain

Ambassador of Peru to the Kingdom of Spain
Great Seal of Peru
Incumbent
Walter Gutiérrez
since 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Calle Zurbano 70, Madrid
AppointerThe President of Peru
Inaugural holderJosé A. Páez
(not recognized)
Formation1826
WebsiteEmbassy of Peru in Spain

The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Peru to the Kingdom of Spain is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the Kingdom of Spain, being also accredited to the Principality of Andorra.[1]

Peru and Spain officially established relations in August 15, 1879, under Alfonso XII and have since maintained diplomatic relations with a brief exception during the years 1936 to 1939 as a result of the Spanish Civil War.[2]

Andorra and Peru officially established relations on June 3, 1997.[3]

List of representatives

Name Portrait Term begin Term end President Notes
José A. Páez 1826 ? Simón Bolívar Consul in Valencia (not recognized)
José Fabio Melgar Valdivieso
Felipe Pardo y Aliaga 		1835 ? Felipe Santiago Salaverry Melgar was sent as Legation Secretary to negotiate a Spanish recognition of Peru's sovereignty. He was unsuccessful.[4]
Joaquín José de Osma [es] 1843 1845 Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (not recognized)
Juan Manuel Iturregui [es] 1845 ? Manuel Menéndez As Secretary/Plenipotentiary (not recognized)
José de la Riva-Agüero y Looz-Corswarem 1852 1853 José Rufino Echenique As Attachment to the Legation (not recognized)
Joaquín José de Osma 1853 1855 José Rufino Echenique As Minister Plenipotentiary
Pedro Gálvez Egúsquiza 1859 ? Ramón Castilla As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco 1863 ? Miguel de San Román As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Domingo del Valle y Riestra 1865 ? Juan Antonio Pezet As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Juan Mariano de Goyeneche 1879 1880 Mariano Ignacio Prado As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; 3rd Count of Guaqui [es].[5] Spain recognized and established bilateral relations with Peru during his tenure.[2]
1879: Diplomatic relations formally established between Peru and Spain
Joaquín José de Osma 1880 1881 Nicolás de Piérola As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue 1881 1881 Francisco García Calderón As First secretary
Juan Mariano de Goyeneche 1881 1884 Disputed During this period, Peru was occupied by Chile. During the occupation of the capital, a peace treaty was signed between Chile and Spain that put an end to the state of war that existed between both states since the Chincha Islands War.[6]
Joaquín José de Osma 1887 1889 Andrés Avelino Cáceres
José Alayza y Rivero 1890 1890 Andrés Avelino Cáceres As Military Attaché to the Legation
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar 1891 1894 Andrés Avelino Cáceres As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
José Francisco Canevaro 1900 1900 Eduardo López de Romaña As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. 2nd Count of Zoagli
Felipe de Osma y Pardo [es] April 24, 1904 March 1911 Manuel Candamo Concurrent with his time as Argentine minister.[7]
Enrique de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswaren 1913 1915 Guillermo Billinghurst As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
E. Maúrtua 1916 1917 José Pardo y Barreda As First Secretary
Anselmo V. Barreto 1920 1922 Augusto B. Leguía As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Guillermo José Manuel Swayne y Mendoza 1922 1924 Augusto B. Leguía As Chargé d'affaires
Eduardo Leguía 1924 1930 Augusto B. Leguía As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Óscar R. Benavides October 3, 1930 1932 Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Juan de Osma y Pardo 1932 1937 Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Last representative of Peru before bilateral relations were severed due to the Spanish Civil War.
Francisco Tudela y Varela 1939 1940 Óscar R. Benavides As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. First representative of Peru to the new Spanish State.
Óscar R. Benavides 1941 1941 Manuel Prado y Ugarteche As Ambassador
Pedro Yrigoyen Diez Canseco [es] 1941 1943 Manuel Prado y Ugarteche
Ricardo Rivera Schreiber 1943 1945 Manuel Prado y Ugarteche As Ambassador; Knight of the Order of Malta.
Gonzalo Pizarro 1946 1946 José Luis Bustamante y Rivero As Counselor charge d'affaires
José Orville Pérez Villarreal 1947 1947 José Luis Bustamante y Rivero As Third Secretary
Raúl Porras Barrenechea 1948 1949 José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
Eloy G. Ureta 1949 1955 Manuel A. Odría As Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
Felipe Portocarrero Olave 1956 1958 Manuel A. Odría As chargé d'affaires. Died 2012 in Madrid.[8]
Manuel Cisneros Sánchez 1958 1959 Manuel Prado y Ugarteche As Ambassador.
Felipe Portocarrero Olave 1960 1961 Manuel Prado y Ugarteche As chargé d'affaires
Carlos Neuhaus Ugarteche 1961 1962 Manuel Prado y Ugarteche As Ambassador.
Jaime Cacho-Sousa y Castro 1963 1963 Ricardo Pérez Godoy As First Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires
Nicolás Lindley López 1964 1975 Fernando Belaúnde Terry As Ambassador.
Carlos Vásquez Ayllón [es] 1976 1979 Francisco Morales Bermúdez As Ambassador. First representative of Peru after the death of Francisco Franco.
Guillermo Arbulú Galliani 1979 1981 Francisco Morales Bermúdez As Ambassador
Miguel Mujica Gallo [es] 1981 1985 Fernando Belaúnde Terry As Ambassador
Juan José Calle y Calle 1986 1988 Alan García As Ambassador
Allan Wagner Tizón 1988 1991 Alan García As Ambassador
Eduardo Toledo Gonzales 1991 1993 Alberto Fujimori As Ambassador
Roberto Villarán Koechlin 1993 1996 Alberto Fujimori As Ambassador
Fernando Vega Santa Gadea [es] March 26, 1996 October 16, 1997 Alberto Fujimori As Ambassador
Armando Lecaros de Cossío 1998 2000 Alberto Fujimori As Ambassador
Carlos Pareja Ríos 2000 2002 Valentín Paniagua As Ambassador
Fernando Olivera November 27, 2002 August 11, 2005 Alejandro Toledo As Ambassador
Armando Lecaros de Cossío 2005 2006 Alejandro Toledo As Ambassador
José Luis Pérez Sánchez-Cerro [es] 2006 2009 Alan García As Ambassador
Jaime Cáceres Sayán 2009 2011 Alan García As Ambassador
Francisco Eguiguren Praeli [es] January 20, 2012 July 17, 2014 Ollanta Humala As Ambassador
Rafael Roncagliolo 2015 2016 Ollanta Humala As Ambassador
José Antonio García Belaúnde 2016 2019 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski As Ambassador
Claudio de la Puente Ribeyro [es] January 24, 2019 2022 Martín Vizcarra As Ambassador
Óscar Maúrtua 2022 December 7, 2022 Pedro Castillo As Ambassador.[9] He quit as Ambassador to Spain, Andorra and as representative to the World Tourism Organization due to the 2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt.[10][11]
Walter Gutiérrez [es] March 2023 Incumbent Dina Boluarte As ambassador[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asuntos Bilaterales § Perú". Govern d'Andorra.
  2. ^ a b "Relación bilateral entre Perú y España". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "COMUNICADO CONJUNTO SOBRE EL ESTABLECIMIENTO DE RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS ENTRE LA REPÚBLICA DEL PERÚ Y EL PRINCIPADO DE ANDORRA". Archivo Nacional de Tratados - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 1997-06-03.
  4. ^ Novak Talavera, Fabián (2001). Las relaciones entre el Perú y España (1821-2000) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: PUCP. ISBN 9972-42-441-3.
  5. ^ "Dipl. Korps". Die Apostolische Nachfolge. Archived from the original on 2006-01-11.
  6. ^ "TRATADO DE PAZ I AMISTAD ENTRE LA REPÚBLICA DE CHILE I ESPAÑA". Library of Congress of Chile.
  7. ^ Tauro del Pino, Alberto (2001). Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú: OJE-PEÑ (in Spanish). Lima: Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A. p. 1870. ISBN 9972401499.
  8. ^ "EL EXCELENTISIMO SEÑOR DON FELIPE PORTOCARRERO OLAVE ..." ABC. 2012-09-16. p. 87.
  9. ^ "Siete nuevos embajadores en España entregan sus cartas credenciales al Rey en el Palacio Real". Europa Press. 2022-09-23.
  10. ^ "El embajador de Perú en España dimite por el "golpe de estado" de Castillo". SwissInfo.ch. 2022-12-07.
  11. ^ "Óscar Maúrtua: embajador de Perú en España dimite por el "golpe de estado" de Castillo". El Comercio / Agencia EFE. 2022-12-07.
  12. ^ "Normas Legales: nombran a Walter Gutiérrez embajador de Perú en España". Andina. 2023-03-23.
  13. ^ "Walter Gutiérrez es nombrado embajador del Perú en España". Gestión. 2023-03-23.