List of ambassadors of Spain to Japan explained

Post:Ambassador of Spain to
Japan
Insignia:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms of Spain
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo
Incumbentsince:8 February 2022
Style:His Excellency
Nominator:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer:His Royal Majesty King Felipe VI
Deputy:Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Japan

The Ambassador from Spain in Japan is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in Japan. The current ambassador is Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 8 February 2022.

History

The Spanish ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers. Among his functions is to direct the work of all the offices that depend on the Embassy, based in Tokyo. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Japan, 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 Japan.

List of ambassadors (since 1592)

Designated/ AccreditedEnd of MissionAmbassadorHead of StatePrime Minister of JapanNotes
Juan CoboPhilip IIGo-Yōzei Tennō
San Pedro BautistaPhilip IIGo-Yōzei TennōFather Pedro Bautista, a Franciscan, was sent to Japan with three other companions.[1]
Sebastián VizcaínoPhilip IIIGo-Mizunoo Tennō[2]
José Luis Ceacero InguanzoProvisional GovernmentMeiji TennoMinister Plenipotentiary of the Yokohama Legation
Tiburcio Rodríguez y MuñozAlfonso XIIMeiji Tenno
Mariano ÁlvarezAlfonso XIIMeiji TennoMinister Plenipotentiary of the Legation in Tokyo
Luis del Castillo y TriguerosAlfonso XIIMeiji Tenno
José Delvat y ArêasMaría CristinaItō Hirobumi
Luis del Castillo y TriguerosMaría CristinaKuroda KiyotakaEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Luis de la Barrera y RieraMaría CristinaItō Hirobumi[3]
Ramiro Gil de UribarriAlfonso XIIIKatsura Tarō[4]
José Caro y SzéchényiAlfonso XIIIŌkuma Shigenobu
Pedro Quartin y del Saz CaballeroAlfonso XIIIWakatsuki Reijirō
Luis Dupuy de Lôme y VidiellaAlfonso XIIIHamaguchi OsachiCharge d'affaires
Juan Francisco de Cárdenas y Rodríguez de RivasAlfonso XIIIShidehara KijūrōEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary[5]
Pedro Antonio Satorras y DametoNiceto Alcalá ZamoraInukai TsuyoshiCharge d'affaires
Santiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de VigoNiceto Alcalá ZamoraSaitō MakotoEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Juan Gômez de MolinaFrancisco FrancoHirota KokiCharge d'affaires
José Luis ÁlvarezFrancisco FrancoHayashi Senjūrō
Francisco José del CastilloFrancisco FrancoKonoe Fumimaro
Santiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de VigoFrancisco FrancoKonoe FumimaroEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Francisco José del CastilloFrancisco FrancoYoshida ShigeruAmbassador[6]
Pelayo García Olay ÁlvarezFrancisco FrancoIchirō HatoyamaMinister in Damascus[7]
Antonio Villacieros y BenitoFrancisco FrancoNobusuke Kishi[8]
Luis García de Llera y RodríguezFrancisco FrancoHayato Ikeda[9]
Alfonso Merry del Val y AlzolaFrancisco FrancoEisaku SatōAmbassador to the United States
Joaquín Gutiérrez CanoLuis Carrero BlancoTanaka Kakuei
José Aragonés ViláCarlos Arias Navarro Miki Takeo[10]
Eduardo Ibañez y García de VelascoLeopoldo Calvo-SoteloZenkō Suzuki[11]
Camilo Barcia García-VillamilFelipe González Nakasone Yasuhiro
Antonio de Oyarzábal MarchesiFelipe GonzálezKaifu Toshiki[12]
Santiago Salas CollantesFelipe GonzálezTomiichi Murayama[13]
Juan Bautista Leña CasasJosé María AznarKeizō Obuchi
Francisco Javier Conde de SaroJosé María AznarJun'ichirō Koizumi[14] [15]
Miguel Ángel Carriedo MompínJosé Luis Rodríguez ZapateroShinzō Abe[16]
Miguel Ángel Navarro PorteraJosé Luis Rodríguez ZapateroNaoto Kan[17]
Gonzalo de Benito SecadesMariano RajoyShinzō Abe[18]
Jorge Toledo AlbiñanaPedro SánchezShinzō Abe[19]
In officeFidel Sendagorta Gómez del CampilloPedro SánchezFumio Kishida[20]
35.6656°N 139.7417°W

Notes and References

  1. Dégano, Felipe Robles, Life and martyrdom of San Pedro Bautista, barefoot religious of the Order of San Francisco and ambassador of Spain in Japan, Madrid, Modern Typography, 1927.
  2. Book: Bourgoing . Jean-Fran-cois . Bourgoing . Jean-François baron de . Imagen de la moderna España . 2012 . . 978-84-9717-212-7 . 485 . 8 May 2024 . es.
  3. http://bibliotecavirtualmadrid.org/bvmadrid_publicacion/i18n/catalogo_imagenes/imagen.cmd?path=1027019&posicion=6 Luis de la Barrera y Riera
  4. Web site: Concurrentes al banquete que el ministro de España en Tokio, Sr. Gil de Ulibarri... - Archivo ABC . www.abc.es . abc . 8 May 2024 . 27 February 2020.
  5. http://www.mcnbiografias.com/app-bio/do/show?key=cardenas-y-rodriguez-de-rivas-juan-francisco-de Juan Francisco de Cárdenas,Juan Francisco de Cárdenas y Rodríguez de Rivas
  6. Web site: ABC MADRID 28-06-1953 página 52 - Archivo ABC . www.abc.es . abc . 8 May 2024 . 6 August 2019.
  7. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1953/03/21/016.html
  8. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1958/02/25/005.html
  9. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1964/07/29/index.php?s=2 Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez
  10. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1974/05/30/indice_departamentos.php?d=129&e=MINISTERIO+DE+ASUNTOS+EXTERIORES
  11. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1981/03/11/indice_departamentos.php?d=60&e=MINISTERIO+DE+ASUNTOS+EXTERIORES
  12. Web site: País . El . Rosa Conde descarta, "por cuestión de imagen", una entrevista González-Aznar . elpais.com . . 8 May 2024 . es . 12 May 1990.
  13. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1994/12/24/pdfs/A38678-38679.pdf Santiago Salas Collantes
  14. Book: Westlake . Martin . Galloway . David . The Council of the European Union . 2004 . John Harper . 978-0-9536278-8-2 . 8 May 2024 . en.
  15. http://www.arquitecturaysociedad.com/comision-ejecutiva/francisco-javier-conde-saro Francisco Javier Conde de Saro cv
  16. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/11/16/indice_departamentos.php?d=277&e=MINISTERIO+DE+ASUNTOS+EXTERIORES+Y+DE+COOPERACI%D3N Miguel Ángel Carriedo Mompín
  17. http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2014/01/08/actualidad/1389197382_934275.html
  18. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/11/15/indice_departamentos.php?d=277&e=MINISTERIO+DE+ASUNTOS+EXTERIORES+Y+DE+COOPERACI%D3N Gonzalo de Benito Secades
  19. https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2018-14492 Jorge Toledo Albiñana
  20. https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2022-2073 Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo