List of ambassadors of Spain to the Netherlands
The Spanish Ambassador to the Netherlands is the Ambassador of the Spanish government to the government of the Netherlands.
He is regularly coaccredited to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
History
The Netherlands were part of the Spanish Monarchy until 1581, during the Dutch Revolt, when a number of provinces issued the Act of Abjuration repudiating Philip II of Spain. In 1609, on concluding the Twelve Years Truce, Philip III of Spain agreed to deal with the Dutch Republic "as though" it were sovereign. Full mutual recognition and the accreditation of ordinary ambassadors came after the Peace of Münster, during the reign of Philip IV of Spain.| Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | Head of government in Spain | Head of government in the Netherlands | Term end |
| Antoine Brun d'Aspremont | In 1649 he became the king's first resident ambassador in the newly recognised Dutch Republic. He took up residence in The Hague in mid 1649, his first official despatch as ambassador being dated 29 June 1649. In 1650 he concluded a naval treaty with the Dutch on behalf of the king. | Philip IV of Spain | William II, Prince of Orange | ||
| Esteban de Gamarra y Contreras | Philip IV of Spain | William III of England | |||
| Antonio de Tovar y Paz | Charles II of Spain | William III of England | |||
| Emmanuel Françisco de Lyra | Spanish Ambassador to The Hague. | Charles II of Spain | William III of England | ||
| Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor | William IV, Prince of Orange | ||||
| Vicente Bacallar y Sanna | Louis I of Spain | William IV, Prince of Orange | |||
| Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi | Charles III of Spain | William V, Prince of Orange | |||
| Ferdinand VII of Spain | William I of the Netherlands | ||||
| Alfonso XIII of Spain | Pieter Cort van der Linden | ||||
| Last ambassador of the Second Spanish Republic | Juan Negrín | Hendrikus Colijn | |||
| Fernando Schwartz | Felipe González | Ruud Lubbers | |||
| Manuel María Sassot Cañadas | Felipe González | Ruud Lubbers | |||
| Antonio José Fournier Bermejo | Felipe González | Ruud Lubbers | |||
| Rafael Pastor Ridruejo | Felipe González | Wim Kok | |||
| Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal | Felipe González | Wim Kok | |||
| Carlos Manuel de Benavides y Salas | José María Aznar | Wim Kok | |||
| Alfonso Dastis | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | Jan Peter Balkenende | |||
| Juan Prat Y Coll | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | Jan Peter Balkenende | |||
| Francisco Javier Vallaure de Acha | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | Mark Rutte | |||
| Mariano Rajoy | Mark Rutte |