List of Portuguese ambassadors in Spain
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The list of the Portuguese Ambassador to Spain lists the Ambassador of Portugal in Spain on. The neighboring states have maintained diplomatic relations since the 12th century. There has been a formal Portuguese diplomatic mission in Spain since 1669.
The Conde de Miranda was the first Portuguese ambassador to be accredited to the Spanish court from 1668 to 1670 .
The permanent embassy of Portugal in the capital Madrid resides in the city villa built in 1908 at number 88 on Calle Lagasca .
There is also a consulate general of Portugal, two more in Barcelona and Seville , and a vice consulate in Vigo . Portuguese honorary consulates in Spain also exist in A Coruña , Badajoz , Bilbao , Cáceres , Ourense , León , Málaga , Santa Cruz de Tenerife and in Ceuta , the historic Portuguese possession and today's Spanish exclave in Morocco.
Heads of mission
| Surname | image | Term of office | Remarks |
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| Conde de Miranda | June 13, 1669 - 1670 |
ambassador | |
| Marquês de Gouveia | 1670 - October 2, 1673 |
ambassador | |
| Duarte Ribeiro de Macedo | 1676-1679 | Envoy | |
| Diogo Gomes de Figueiredo | 1676 | Special envoy | |
| Mendo de Fóios Pereira | 1679-1686 | Envoy | |
| Antonio de Freitas Branco | 1686-1688 | ||
| José de Faria | 1688-1699 | Envoy | |
| Manuel Jacques de Magalhães (Visconde da Fonte Arcada) | 1689 | Special envoy on a special mission | |
| Pedro de Figueiredo de Alarcão | 1690 | Special envoy on a special mission | |
| Diogo de Mendonça Corte Real |
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1694 - December 13, 1703 |
Special envoy |
| João de Almeida Portugal (Conde Assumar) | 1705 - July 22, 1712 |
Special envoy | |
| D. Henrique Henriques | 1712 | ||
| Pedro de Vasconcelos e Sousa | 1716 - October 5, 1718 |
Special ambassador | |
| Manuel Sequeira | 1718 - September 16, 1719 |
Commissioner, accredited February 20, 1719 | |
| Luís da Cunha |
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May 1719 - September 4, 1720 |
Special ambassador |
| Antonio Guedes Pereira | 1720-1727 | Special envoy | |
| Joaquim Severino Gomes | February 1725 - March 1725 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| José da Cunha Brochado | June 8, 1725 - December 29, 1725 |
Ministro Plénipotenciário , accredited June 8, 1725 | |
| Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses (Marquês de Abrantes) |
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March 19, 1727 - 1729 |
Special Ambassador, accredited December 25, 1727 |
| Padre Manuel Ribeiro | 1729-1731 | ||
| Pedro Alvares Cabral | 1729 - March 21, 1735 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário | |
| Conde de Tarouca | 1737 -? | ambassador | |
| Visconde de Vila Nova de Cerveira | October 1746 - February 1753 |
Special ambassador | |
| Rodrigo Xavier Teles de Castro e Silveira (Conde de Unhão) | February 1753 - November 2, 1757 |
Special Ambassador and Plenipotentiary | |
| Antonio de Saldanha da Gama | September 1757 - April 1760 |
Special Ambassador and Plenipotentiary | |
| José da Silva Pessanha | February 1760 - May 1, 1762 |
Special Ambassador and Plenipotentiary | |
| Aires de Sá e Melo | November 29, 1764 - January 30, 1775 |
Ambassador, accredited December 9, 1764 | |
| João Crisóstomo Pereira Barbosa | May 22, 1771 - July 14, 1772 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Amador José da Costa Asso | July 30, 1772 - February 8, 1773 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Francisco Inocêncio de Sousa Coutinho | March 6, 1775 - February 6, 1780 |
Special Ambassador, accredited March 10, 1775 | |
| Antonio Lobo da Costa Gama | January 14, 1780 - November 2, 1782 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Miguel Lúcio de Portugal e Castro | June 8, 1780 - January 16, 1781 |
ambassador | |
| Antonio Lobo da Costa Gama | January 16, 1781 - November 2, 1781 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Henrique de Meneses (Marquis de Louriçal) |
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November 2, 1781 - May 29, 1787 |
Ambassador, accredited November 3, 1782 |
| José Fernandes da Silva | May 29, 1787 - October 20, 1787 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Diogo de Noronha | October 20, 1787 - February 1789 |
Ambassador, accredited October 23, 1787 | |
| Diogo de Carvalho Sampaio | February 1789 - June 1789 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Diogo de Noronha | June 1789 - November 1789 |
ambassador | |
| Diogo de Carvalho Sampaio | November 1789 - July 1790 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Diogo de Noronha | July 1790 - November 1791 |
ambassador | |
| Diogo de Carvalho Sampaio | November 1791 - July 1792 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário or Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Diogo de Noronha | July 1792 - August 1793 |
ambassador | |
| Diogo de Carvalho Sampaio | August 1793 - July 1794 |
probably Ministro Plenipotenciário | |
| Diogo de Noronha | July 1794 - October 1795 |
ambassador | |
| Diogo de Carvalho Sampaio | October 20, 1795 - June 1796 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário | |
| Alexandre de Sousa Holstein | 1796 | ambassador | |
| Diogo de Carvalho Sampaio | July 1796 - February 27, 1801 |
Special Ambassador, accredited July 25, 1796 | |
| José Manuel Pinto | 1798 | Official | |
| Diogo de Noronha | July 23, 1798 - November 11, 1798 |
Emissary , accredited July 24, 1798 | |
| José Maria de Sousa | February 20, 1801 - February 1801 |
Plenipotenciário | |
| Miguel Vieira de Abreu | April 1801 - August 1801 |
Agent without an assignment | |
| Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho |
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July 1801 - August 1801 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário for the signing of a peace treaty after the Peace of Badajoz |
| Cipriano Ribeiro Freire |
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August 13, 1801 - April 5, 1805 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário |
| Conde de Ega | May 1805 - November 1, 1807 |
Ambassador, accredited May 10, 1805 | |
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein |
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July 14, 1809 - May 26, 1812 |
Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário to the Junta Suprema Central , accredited on July 23, 1809 |
| Joaquim Severino Gomes | July 26, 1812 - July 27, 1814 |
Chargé d'affaires, accredited to the Cortes of Cadiz | |
| José Luís de Sousa | July 27, 1814-1817 | Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited again on April 26, 1820 | |
| Domingos António de Sousa Coutinho (Conde do Funchal) | 1817 -? | ||
| António Saldanha da Gama (Conde de Porto Santo) |
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July 12, 1820 - February 1825 |
Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário |
| Joaquim Severino Gomes | July 27, 1821 - December 18, 1821 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Manuel de Castro Pereira , | November 2, 1821 - October 2, 1822 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Joaquim Freire de Andrade Salazar de Eça | September 28, 1822 -? | Chargé d'affaires, accredited October 1, 1822 | |
| Jacob Frederico Torlades Pereira de Azambuja | 1823? | Chargé d'affaires | |
| António Saldanha da Gama (Conde de Porto Santo) |
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January 2, 1824 - February 1825 |
ambassador |
| Manuel Inácio Martins Pamplona Corte Real (Conde de Subserra) |
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April 1854 - July 1825 |
Ambassador ( Embaixador Ordinário ) |
| Joaquim Severino Gomes | July 1825 - August 15, 1826 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| José Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos (Conde de Vila Real) | September 8, 1826 - November 15, 1829 |
Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário | |
| José Guilherme Lima | November 9, 1826 - July 4, 1828 |
Chargé d'affaires | |
| Conde da Figueira | June 27, 1828 - 1834 |
Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário | |
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| Visconde do Banho | 1830 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| José Guilherme Lima | March 20, 1830 - July 31, 1833 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Visconde do Banho | March 6, 1834 - December 19, 1834 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| José Guilherme Lima | December 20, 1834 - May 15, 1837 |
Transitional Chargé d'affaires, accredited December 31, 1834 | |
| Francisco de Almeida Portugal (Conde de Lavradio) |
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1835 | Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário |
| Joaquim António Velez Barreiros (Barão da Luz) | April 16, 1837 - November 7, 1837 |
Transitional Chargé d'affaires, accredited May 15, 1837 | |
| José Guilherme Lima | November 8, 1837 - July 11, 1845 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited November 10, 1837 | |
| João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun ( Duque de Saldanha ) |
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November 7, 1840 - October 4, 1841 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited November 19, 1840 |
| Conde de Rendufe | March 27, 1846 - November 2, 1846 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited March 27, 1846 | |
| Antonio Bernardo da Costa Cabral (Conde de Tomar) |
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December 1, 1846 - August 12, 1847 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited December 3, 1846 |
| José António Soares Leal | August 13, 1847 - November 24, 1847 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Visconde de Balsemão | November 26, 1847 - April 12, 1848 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Miguel Martins Dantas | April 13, 1848 - November 7, 1848 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Antonio Bernardo da Costa Cabral (Conde de Tomar) |
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November 8, 1848 - May 4, 1851 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited November 8, 1848 |
| Luiz Victorino de Noronha | July 27, 1851 - August 5, 1852 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited July 29, 1851 | |
| José Ferreira Borges de Castro | August 6, 1852 - November 5, 1853 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Conde da Azinhaga | November 6, 1853 - October 22, 1856 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited November 6, 1853 | |
| Luiz Augusto Pinto de Soveral (Marquês de Soveral) |
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January 31, 1857 - July 13, 1866 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited February 29, 1857 |
| António José de Ávila (Conde D'Ávila) |
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September 26, 1866 - December 27, 1867 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited September 26, 1866 |
| Frederico Francisco de la Figanière e Mourão | December 27, 1867 - March 10, 1868 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Visconde de Alte | March 10, 1868 - November 16, 1869 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited March 14, 1868 | |
| João de Andrade Corvo |
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1869 - June 1, 1870 | Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited November 17, 1869 |
| Pedro da Costa de Sousa de Macedo (Conde de Vila Franca do Campo) | July 18, 1870 - March 31, 1871 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited August 1, 1870 | |
| Guilherme Street de Arriaga e Cunha | March 31, 1871 - December 18, 1871 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| José da Silva Mendes Leal |
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December 18, 1871 - April 13, 1874 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited December 18, 1871 |
| Miguel Martins Dantas | September 21, 1874 - February 14, 1977 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited September 24, 1874 | |
| José Maria do Casal Ribeiro (Conde do Casal Ribeiro) |
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March 20, 1875 - April 1875 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário on Special Mission, accredited March 22, 1875 |
| Joaquim Tomás Lobo de Ávila (Conde de Valbom) | February 15, 1877 - April 2, 1979 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited February 15, 1877 | |
| Guilherme Street de Arriaga e Cunha | April 2, 1979 - July 31, 1879 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| José Maria do Casal Ribeiro (Conde do Casal Ribeiro) |
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July 31, 1879 - October 1, 1881 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited August 18, 1879 |
| João de Andrade Corvo |
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October 6, 1881 - June 28, 1883 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário |
| José da Silva Mendes Leal |
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August 16, 1883 - July 3, 1886 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited August 16, 1883 |
| José Maria do Casal Ribeiro (Conde do Casal Ribeiro) |
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November 20, 1886 - September 28, 1891 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited November 22, 1886 |
| Miguel Aleixo António do Carmo de Noronha (Conde de Paraty) |
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March 16, 1892 - July 15, 1892 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires |
| José Manuel de Noronha e Brito de Menezes de Alarcão (Conde de São Miguel) | July 15, 1892 - November 27, 1893 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited July 16, 1892 | |
| Henrique de Macedo Pereira Coutinho (Conde de Macedo) |
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December 4, 1893 - September 18, 1902 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited December 14, 1893 |
| António Maria Tovar de Lemos Pereira (Conde de Tovar) | October 13, 1902 - October 5, 1910 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited October 16, 1902 | |
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| Francisco de Oliveira Calheiros e Menezes | October 5, 1910 - April 11, 1911 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Augusto César de Almeida Vasconcelos Correia |
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April 11, 1911 - October 12, 1911 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário |
| José Relvas |
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October 19, 1911 - January 13, 1914 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited October 30, 1911 |
| Armando Navarro | January 13, 1914 - August 13, 1914 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Augusto de Vasconcelos |
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August 13, 1914 - March 3, 1918 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited on August 29, 1914 |
| António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz |
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March 4, 1918 - October 10, 1918 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário |
| Vasco Francisco Caetano de Quevedo | October 10, 1918 - February 15, 1919 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Manuel Teixeira Gomes |
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February 15, 1919 - April 24, 1919 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited on February 23, 1919 |
| Francisco Manuel Couceiro da Costa | May 14, 1919 - May 17, 1921 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited May 27, 1919 | |
| Vasco Francisco Caetano de Quevedo | May 17, 1921 - May 8, 1922 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Joao Carlos de Melo Barreto |
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May 8, 1922 - June 19, 1926 |
Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited May 16, 1922 |
| Joao Carlos de Melo Barreto |
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June 19, 1926 - January 26, 1935 |
newly accredited as ambassador on October 14, 1926; the legation was promoted to embassy in June 1926 |
| José Mendes de Vasconcelos Guimarãe (Riba Tâmega) | January 27, 1935 - December 23, 1936 |
Transitional business vehicle | |
| Pedro Teotónio Pereira | January 18, 1938 - June 16, 1938 |
Special agent on a special mission with General Franco's civil war government | |
| Pedro Teotónio Pereira | June 16, 1938 - October 10, 1945 |
Ambassador to the Portuguese Embassy in San Sebastian, accredited on June 25, 1938 | |
| Manuel Antas de Oliveira | October 10, 1945 - April 1, 1946 |
Transitional Chargé d'affaires at the Portuguese Embassy back in Madrid | |
| António Faria Carneiro Pacheco |
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April 1, 1946 - January 19, 1954 |
Ambassador, accredited April 25, 1946 |
| José Nosolini Pinto Osório da Silva Leitão | February 21, 1954 - January 4, 1959 |
Ambassador, accredited March 4, 1954 | |
| Luis Jorge da Costa | Jan. 4, 1959 - July 11, 1959 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Venâncio Augusto Deslandes | July 11, 1959 - June 11, 1961 |
Ambassador, accredited July 13, 1959 | |
| Luis da Câmara Pinto Coelho | September 21, 1961 - October 9, 1968 |
Ambassador, accredited October 6, 1961 | |
| Manuel Farrajota Rocheta | December 7, 1868 - August 6, 1974 |
Ambassador, accredited December 19, 1968 | |
| Amândio Mourão de Mendonça Côrte-Real da Silva Pinto | August 6, 1974 - November 2, 1974 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| José Eduardo de Meneses Rosa | November 2, 1974 - June 4, 1977 |
Ambassador, accredited November 14, 1974 | |
| Victor José da Costa da Cunha Rego | June 8, 1977 - December 14, 1979 |
Ambassador, accredited June 21, 1977 | |
| Manuel Barreiros Martins | December 14, 1979 - April 23, 1980 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| João de Sá Coutinho Rebelo Sotto Maior | April 24, 1980 - March 8, 1984 |
Ambassador, accredited May 21, 1980 | |
| Joao Carlos Lopes Cardoso de Freitas Cruz | March 15, 1984 - December 30, 1984 |
Ambassador, accredited April 26, 1984 | |
| Gonçalo Aires de Santa Clara Gomes | December 30, 1984 - February 19, 1985 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Fernando José Reino | February 19, 1985 - June 21, 1988 |
Ambassador, accredited February 21, 1985 | |
| José César Paulouro das Neves | June 26, 1988 - July 10, 1990 |
Ambassador, accredited July 3, 1988 | |
| Carlos Alberto Soares Simões Coelho | July 11, 1990 - October 4, 1993 |
Ambassador, accredited September 18, 1990 | |
| Leonardo Charles de Zaffiri Duarte Mathias | October 13, 1993 - April 29, 1999 |
Ambassador, accredited November 4, 1993 | |
| António Manuel de Mendonça Martins da Cruz | May 12, 1999 - April 4, 2002 |
Ambassador, accredited June 22, 1999 | |
| João da Rosa Lã | July 29, 2002 - October 21, 2004 |
ambassador | |
| José Filipe Moraes Cabral | October 28, 2004 - October 30, 2008 |
ambassador | |
| Álvaro José Costa de Mendonça e Moura | November 11, 2008 - April 14, 2013 |
ambassador | |
| José Tadeu da Costa Soares | April 5, 2013 -14. October 2014 |
Ambassador, accredited September 4, 2013 | |
| Francisco Pimentel de Mello Ribeiro de Menezes |
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December 2014 - January 2020 |
Ambassador, accredited January 8, 2015 |
| João Mira Gomes | since February 2020 | ||
See also
Web links
Commons : Portuguese Ambassador to Spain - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Overview of the diplomatic relations between Portugal and Spain , website of the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Website of the Portuguese Embassy in Madrid
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Overview of the diplomatic relations between Portugal and Spain at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on October 13, 2019
- ↑ Consular contact details in Spain , website of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry for travelers and Portuguese living abroad, accessed on February 28, 2018
- ↑ List of Portuguese Ambassadors in Spain Website of the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on October 13, 2019
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