List of ambassadors of Spain to Austria

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Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Austria
Coat of Arms of Spain
Incumbent María Aurora Mejía Errasquín since 13 March 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Her Excellency
Nominator	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer	His Royal Majesty King Felipe VI
Deputy	Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Austria

The Ambassador of Spain to Austria is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Austria.

History

The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Vienna. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Austria, 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 the Republic of Belgium.

The current ambassador is María Aurora Mejía Errasquín, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 13 March 2024. The headquarters of the embassy is the former Adolf Ritter von Schenk palace, built between 1888 and 1890 and located at the confluence of Theresianumgasse and Argentinierstrasse streets. It was acquired by the Spanish State in 1927.

List of ambassadors

Mission Start	Mission End	Name	Notes
1492	1509	Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida	Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire (House of Habsburg)

1564	1578	Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza	Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire
1578	1581	Juan de Borja y Castro	Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire
1581	1608	Guillem de Santcliment	Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire
1608	1617	Baltasar de Zúñiga y Velasco	Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire

1622	1622	Diego Sarmiento de Acuña	1st Count of Gondomar

1632	1640	Sancho de Monroy y Zúñiga	1st Marquess of Castañeda
1640	1640	Francisco de Melo	-
1642	1644	Manuel de Moura y Corte-Real	1st Marquess of Castañeda
1700	1700	Francisco Moles	-
1700	1725	Vacant	Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Spanish Succession
1725	1725	Juan Guillermo Ripperdá	1st Duke of Ripperdá; Treaty of Vienna
1727	1728	Baluard de Bournonville	-
1728	1731	José de Viana y Eguiluz	-
1731	1733	James Fitz-James Stuart	2nd Duke of Berwick
1734	1737	Vacant	Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Polish Succession
1737	1738	Pedro de Cebrián y Agustín	5th Count of Fuenclara
1738	1741	José Carpintero	-
1741	1748	Vacant	Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the Austrian War of Succession
1750	1754	Antonio de Azlor y Marimón	-
1755	1760	Alonso Verdugo y Castilla	3rd Count of Torrepalma
1760	1777	Demetrius O'Mahony	-
1777	1779	Domingo de Iriarte	Secretary
1779	1785	Vicente Manrique de Zúñiga	13th Count of Aguilar de Inestrillas
1786	1794	José Agustín Llano y de la Quadra	1st Marquess of Llano
1814	1815	Pedro Gómez Labrador	Marquess of Labrador; Spanish representative at the Congress of Vienna
1815	1816	José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas	2nd Duke of San Carlos
1816	1820	Pedro Cevallos	-

1893	1895	Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano	-
1914	1918	Antonio de Castro y Casaléiz	-
1936	1938	Eduardo García Comín	-
1936	1938	Juan Schwartz Díaz-Flores	-

	1956	Luis de Urquijo y Landecho	2nd Marquess of Bolarque
1956	1964	José Sebastián de Erice y O'Shea	-
1964	1965	Segismundo Royo Villanova y Fernández-Cavada	-
1965	1967	Antonio de Luna García	-
1967	1970	Joaquín Buxó-Dulce de Abaigar	Marquess of Castellflorite
1970	1974	Miguel María de Lojendio Irure	-
1974	1976	Laureano López Rodó	-
1976	1981	Juan Manuel Castro-Rial y Canosa	-
1981	1985	Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y Olmos	Count of San Román
1985	1991	Jesús Núñez Hernández	-
1991	1996	Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun	-
1996	2000	Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez	-
2000	2004	Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra	-
2004	2008	Juan Manuel de Barandica y Luxán	-
2008	2010	Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal	-
2010	2013	Yago Pico de Coaña y de Valicourt	-
2013	2017	Alberto Carnero Fernández	Evo Morales grounding incident
2017	2020	Juan Sunyé Mendía	-
2020	2024	Cristina Fraile Jiménez de Muñana
2024	Incumbent	María Aurora Mejía Errasquín^[1]

References

^ Boletín Oficial del Estado. "Real Decreto 260/2024, de 12 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Austria a doña María Aurora Mejía Errasquín". Retrieved 2024-03-13.

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