List of ambassadors of Spain to Argentina

Ambassador of Spain to Argentina
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent
Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde
since 30 October 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Ibero-America
StyleThe Most Excellent
ResidenceBuenos Aires
NominatorThe Foreign Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
Term lengthAt the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderPablo Soler y Guardiola
Formation1917
WebsiteMission of Spain to Argentina

The ambassador of Spain to Argentina is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Argentine Republic.

Spain sent its first diplomatic representatives to the region in 1840s, mainly to Montevideo. Regarding what is now Argentina, the consul general in Montevideo assumed the protection of Spaniards in this area until 1855, when Jacinto Albístur was appointed as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Río de la Plata states, with residence in Montevideo. After the signing of the Treaty of Recognition, Peace and Friendship of 1863 with modern Argentina, Spain established a legation in Buenos Aires and, in 1917, the envoy Pablo Soler y Guardiola was promoted to the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, appointing diplomats with that rank from then on.

Currently, Spain has five consulates general in the country, located in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza and Rosario.

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