List of ambassadors of Peru to Spain explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Peru to the Kingdom of Spain
Insignia:	Gran Sello de la República del Perú.svg
Insigniacaption:	Great Seal of Peru
Department:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Calle Zurbano 70, Madrid
Incumbent:	Walter Gutiérrez
Nominatorpost:	President of Peru
Appointer:	The President of Peru
Inaugural:	José A. Páez (not recognized)
Website:	Embassy 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
			?		Consul in Valencia (not recognized)
José Fabio Melgar Valdivieso			?		Melgar was sent as Legation Secretary to negotiate a Spanish recognition of Peru's sovereignty. He was unsuccessful.^[4]
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (not recognized)
			?		As Secretary/Plenipotentiary (not recognized)
					As Attachment to the Legation (not recognized)
					As Minister Plenipotentiary
Pedro Gálvez Egúsquiza			?		As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
			?		As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
			?		As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; 3rd .^[5] Spain recognized and established bilateral relations with Peru during his tenure.
1879: Diplomatic relations formally established between Peru and Spain
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
					As First secretary
				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]
					As Military Attaché to the Legation
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. 2nd Count of Zoagli
					Concurrent with his time as Argentine minister.^[7]
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
					As First Secretary
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
					As Chargé d'affaires
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Last representative of Peru before bilateral relations were severed due to the Spanish Civil War.
					As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. First representative of Peru to the new Spanish State.
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador; Knight of the Order of Malta.
					As Counselor charge d'affaires
					As Third Secretary
					As Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
					As chargé d'affaires. Died 2012 in Madrid.^[8]
					As Ambassador.
					As chargé d'affaires
					As Ambassador.
					As First Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires
					As Ambassador.
					As Ambassador. First representative of Peru after the death of Francisco Franco.
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					As Ambassador
					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]
			Incumbent		As ambassador^[12] ^[13]

See also

• List of ambassadors of Spain to Peru
• List of ambassadors of Peru to Morocco
• List of ambassadors of Peru to Portugal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asuntos Bilaterales § Perú . Govern d'Andorra.
2. Web site: Relación bilateral entre Perú y España . Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 30 July 2023 .
3. Web site: COMUNICADO CONJUNTO SOBRE EL ESTABLECIMIENTO DE RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS ENTRE LA REPÚBLICA DEL PERÚ Y EL PRINCIPADO DE ANDORRA. . 1997-06-03 . Archivo Nacional de Tratados - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
4. Book: Novak Talavera, Fabián . Las relaciones entre el Perú y España (1821-2000) . . 2001 . 9972-42-441-3 . 1st . Lima . es .
5. Web site: Dipl. Korps . Die Apostolische Nachfolge . https://web.archive.org/web/20060111113427/http://apostolische-nachfolge.de/dipl__korps.htm . 2006-01-11.
6. Web site: TRATADO DE PAZ I AMISTAD ENTRE LA REPÚBLICA DE CHILE I ESPAÑA . Library of Congress of Chile.
7. Book: Tauro del Pino, Alberto. Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú: OJE-PEÑ. Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A.. 2001. 9972401499. Lima. 1870. Spanish.
8. News: EL EXCELENTISIMO SEÑOR DON FELIPE PORTOCARRERO OLAVE ... . 2012-09-16 . 87 . ABC.
9. News: Siete nuevos embajadores en España entregan sus cartas credenciales al Rey en el Palacio Real . 2022-09-23 . Europa Press.
10. News: El embajador de Perú en España dimite por el "golpe de estado" de Castillo . 2022-12-07 . SwissInfo.ch.
11. News: Óscar Maúrtua: embajador de Perú en España dimite por el "golpe de estado" de Castillo . 2022-12-07 . El Comercio / Agencia EFE.
12. News: Normas Legales: nombran a Walter Gutiérrez embajador de Perú en España . 2023-03-23 . Andina.
13. News: Walter Gutiérrez es nombrado embajador del Perú en España . 2023-03-23 . Gestión.