Ministry of the Navy (Spain)

Ministry of the Navy () was a government department of Spain that was tasked with oversight of the Spanish Navy (Armada Española) and existed in multiple reincarnations before being finally dissolved in 1977, when its functions were merged with the Ministry of Defence by Adolfo Suárez.

The Office of the Navy of Spain (Despacho de Marina de España) was reorganized into the Ministry of the Navy by the Royal Decree from 20 September 1851. It was dissolved twice in its history before being restored by Francisco Franco in 1939, lasting until being merged with the Defence Ministry in 1977 by the Royal Decree 1558/1977, as part of the transition to democracy.

List of ministers

Kingdom of Spain (1700–1810)

Portrait Name Term of officeGovernment Took office Left office Time in officeRoyal Secretary of State for the Navy and the IndiesFirst reign of Philip V (1700–1724) 1 Bernardo Tinajero de la Escalera 3 December 1714 28 April 1715 Grimaldo I 2 Miguel Fernández Durán 1 December 1720 8 January 1721 Grimaldo I 3 14 January 1721 9 March 1723 † Grimaldo I 4Antonio de Sopeña y Mioño10 January 172415 January 1724Grimaldo IReign of Louis I (1724)(4)Antonio de Sopeña y Mioño15 January 172431 August 1724Orendain ISecond reign of Philip V (1724–1746)(4)Antonio de Sopeña y Mioño31 August 172421 May 1726Orendain IGrimaldo IIRipperdaGrimaldo III5José Patiño y Rosales21 May 17263 November 1736 †Orendáin IIPatiño –Mateo Pablo Díaz de Lavandero3 November 173610 March 1739Villarías7Marquess of Villarías 10 March 173911 April 1743Villarías8Marquess of Ensenada11 April 17439 July 1746Reign of Ferdinand VI (1746–1759)(8)Marquess of Ensenada9 July 174622 July 1754VillaríasCarvajalHuéscarWallRoyal Secretary of State of the Navy9Julián de Arriaga y Ribera22 July 175410 August 1759WallReign of Charles III (1759–1788)(9)Julián de Arriaga y Ribera10 August 175928 January 1776 †WallGrimaldi10Pedro González de Castejón 28 January 17769 March 1783Floridablanca11Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán9 March 178314 December 1788Supreme Council of StateReign of Charles IV (1788–1808)(11)Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán14 December 178813 November 1795Supreme Council of StateArandaGodoy12Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos22 April 180619 March 1808Guerra IO'FarrilReign of Ferdinand VII (1808)(12)Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos19 March 18082 June 1808Guerra II13José Mazarredo y Salazar2 June 18087 July 1808

Napoleonic Antonio de Escaño (15 October 1808 – 10 January 1810) Gabriel Císcar Císcar (31 January 1810 – 1 November 1810) José de Mazarredo y Salazar (2 June 1808 – 29 July 1812) Gonzalo O'Farrill y Herrera (29 July de 1812–27 June de 1813) José Vázquez Figueroa (23 June 1812 – 18 April 1813) Francisco de Paula Ossorio y Vargas (18 April 1813 – 29 May 1814)

Ferdinand VII Luis María Salazar y Salazar (29 May 1814 – 27 January 1816) José Vázquez Figueroa (27 January 1816 – 14 September 1818) Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros (14 September 1818 – 13 June 1819) José María Alós Mora (13 June 1819 – 9 March 1820) Luis María Salazar y Salazar (9 March 1820 – 6 April 1820) Juan Jabat Aztal (6 April 1820 – 2 March 1821) Diego Méndez de la Vega Infanzón (2 March 1821 – 4 March 1821) Francisco de Paula Escudero (4 March 1821 – 18 January 1822) Francisco de Paula Ossorio y Vargas (18 January 1822 – 28 February 1822) Jacinto de Romarate Salamanca (28 February 1822 – 5 August 1822) Dionisio Capaz Rendón (5 August 1822 – 28 February 1823) Ramón Lorenzo Romay Jiménez de Cisneros (28 February 1823 – 20 April 1823) Antonio Campuzano (15 May 1823 – 18 May 1823) Francisco de Paula Ossorio y Vargas (18 May 1823 – 30 September 1823) Luis María Salazar y Salazar (27 May 1823 – 15 October 1832) Francisco Javier Ulloa (15 October 1832 – 25 March 1833)

Isabella II José de la Cruz (25 March 1833 – 16 November 1833) Antonio Remón Zarco del Valle y Huet (16 November 1833 – 15 January 1834) José Vázquez Figueroa (15 January 1834 – 13 June 1835) Miguel Ricardo Álava Esquivel (13 June 1835 – 28 August 1835) José Sartorio (28 August 1835 – 14 September 1835) Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (14 September 1835 – 2 May 1836) José María Chacón y Pery (2 May 1836 – 15 May 1836) Antonio Alcalá Galiano (15 May 1836 – 14 August 1836) Miguel Moreno (14 August 1836 – 18 August 1836) Andrés García Camba (18 August 1836 – 11 September 1836)

It was renamed "Ministry of the Navy, Commerce, Overseas Governance" (Ministerio de Marina, Comercio Y Gobernación de Ultramar)

Ramón Gil de la Cuadra (11 September 1836 – 18 August 1837) Evaristo Fernández San Miguel Valledor (18 August 1837 – 1 October 1837) Francisco Javier Ulloa (1 October 1837 – 16 December 1837) Manuel de Cañas-Trujillo y Sánchez (16 December 1837 – 6 September 1838) Juan Antonio Aldama Irabien (6 September 1838 – 9 October 1838) José Antonio Ponzoa Cebrián (9 October 1838 – 6 December 1838) José María Chacón y Pery (6 December 1838 – 10 May 1839) Casimiro Vigodet Guernica (10 May 1839 – 12 June 1839) José Primo de Rivera (12 June 1839 – 21 October 1839) Isidro Alaix (21 October 1839 – 30 October 1839) Francisco Narváez (30 October 1839 – 16 November 1839) Manuel Montes de Oca (16 November 1839 – 8 April 1840) Juan de Dios Sotelo Machín (8 April 1840 – 18 July 1840) Francisco Armero Peñaranda (18 July 1840 – 11 September 1840) Dionisio Capaz Rendón (11 September 1840 – 16 September 1840) Joaquín de Frías (16 September 1840 – 20 May 1841) Andrés García Camba (21 May 1841–25 May 1842) Evaristo Fernández San Miguel Valledor (26 May 1842 – 17 June 1842) Dionisio Capaz Rendón (17 June 1842 – 9 May 1843) Joaquín de Frías (9 May 1843 – 19 May 1843) Olegario de los Cuetos y Castro (19 May 1843 – 30 July 1843) Joaquín de Frías (23 July 1843 – 1 December 1843) José Filiberto Portillo (5 December 1843 – 3 May 1844) Francisco Armero Peñaranda (3 May 1844 – 12 February 1846) Juan Bautista Topete y Viaña (12 February 1846 – 16 March 1846) Juan de la Pezuela y Cevallos (16 March 1846 – 3 April 1846) Jorge Pérez Lasso de la Vega (3 April 1846 – 5 April 1846) Francisco Armero Peñaranda (5 April 1846 – 28 April 1847)

Renamed Ministry of the Navy and Overseas Governance (Ministerio de Marina y Gobernación de Ultramar)

José Baldasano (28 January 1847 – 15 February 1847)

Changed back to the title of Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina)

Alejandro Oliván Borruel (15 February 1847 – 28 March 1847) Juan de Dios Sotelo Machín (28 March 1847 – 4 October 1847) Fernando Fernández de Cordova Valcárcel (5 October 1847 – 24 October 1847) Manuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes, (24 October 1847 – 24 December 1847) Mariano Roca de Togores Carrasco (24 December 1847 – 19 October 1849) José María Bustillo Barreda (19 October 1849 – 20 October 1849) Mariano Roca de Togores Carrasco (20 October 1849 – 14 January 1851) José María Bustillo Barreda (14 January 1851 – 2 June 1851) Francisco Armero Peñaranda (2 June 1851 – 3 May 1852) Casimiro Vigodet Guernica (3 May 1852 – 13 June 1852) Joaquín Ezpeleta Enrile (13 June 1852 – 14 December 1852) Rafael Arístegui y Vélez (14 December 1852 – 14 April 1853) Antonio Doral (14 April 1853 – 9 September 1853) Agustín Esteban Collantes (9 September 1853 – 19 September 1853) Mariano Roca de Togores y Carrasco (19 September 1853 – 17 July 1854) Ángel Saavedra Ramírez de Baquedano (18 July 1854 – 20 July 1854) José Félix Allende-Salazar Mazarredo (30 July 1854 – 8 December 1854) Antonio Santa Cruz (8 December 1854 – 14 July 1856) Pedro Bayarri (14 July 1856 – 12 October 1856) Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (12 October 1856 – 15 October 1857) Juan Salomón (15 October 1857 – 25 October 1857) José María Bustillo Barreda (25 October 1857 – 14 January 1858) José María Quesada (14 January 1858 – 25 November 1858) Leopoldo O'Donnell Joris (25 November 1858 – 27 November 1858) José MacCrohon y Blake (27 November 1858 – 9 July 1860) Juan Zavala de la Puente (9 July 1860 – 17 January 1863) José María Bustillo Barreda (17 January 1863 – 27 January 1863) Augusto Ulloa (9 February 1863 – 2 March 1863) Francisco Mata Alós (3 March 1863 – 17 January 1864) Joaquín Gutiérrez Rubalcaba Casal (17 January 1864 – 1 March 1864) José Pareja Septién (1 March 1864 – 16 September 1864) Francisco Armero Peñaranda (16 September 1864 – 21 June 1865) Juan Zavala De La Puente (21 June 1865 – 10 July 1866) Eusebio Calonge (10 July 1866 – 13 July 1866) Joaquín Gutiérrez Rubalcaba Casal (13 July 1866 – 27 June 1867) Martín Belda (27 June 1867 – 11 February 1868) Carlos Marfori (11 February 1868 – 13 February 1868) Severo Catalina del Amo (13 February 1868 – 23 April 1868) Martín Belda (23 April 1868 – 19 September 1868) José Gutiérrez de la Concha (19 September 1868 – 21 September 1868)

Provisional junta, Regency, and Amadeo I Antonio Estrada González Guiral (21 September 1868 – 8 October 1868) Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo (8 October 1868 – 6 November 1869) Juan Prim y Prats (6 November 1869 – 9 January 1870) Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo (9 January 1870 – 20 March 1870) José María Beránger Ruiz de Apodaca (20 March 1870 – 5 October 1871) José Malcampo y Monge (5 October 1871 – 26 May 1872) Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo (26 May 1872 – 13 June 1872) José María Beránger Ruiz de Apodaca (13 June 1872 – 24 February 1873)

First Republic Jacobo Oreyro y Villavicencio (24 February 1873 – 11 June 1873) Federico Anrich Santamaría (11 June 1873 – 18 July 1873) Jacobo Oreyro y Villavicencio (18 July 1873 – 4 September 1873) José Oreyro y Villavicencio (4 September 1873 – 3 January 1874) Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo (3 January 1874 – 13 May 1874) Rafael Rodríguez de Arias Villavicencio (13 May 1874 – 31 December 1874)

Bourbon Restoration Mariano Roca de Togores Carrasco (31 December 1874 – 9 February 1875) Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (9 February 1875 – 8 June 1875) Santiago Durán Lira (8 June 1875 – 1 April 1876) Juan Bautista Antequera y Bobadilla (1 April 1876 – 23 September 1877) Francisco de Paula Pavía y Pavía (23 September 1877 – 9 December 1879) Santiago Durán Lira (9 December 1879 – 8 February 1881) Francisco de Paula Pavía Pavía (8 February 1881 – 9 January 1883) Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antón (9 January 1883 – 13 January 1883) Rafael Rodríguez de Arias Villavicencio (13 January 1883 – 13 October 1883) Carlos Valcárcel Usell de Gimbarda (13 October 1883 – 18 January 1884) Juan Bautista Antequera y Bobadilla (18 January 1884 – 13 July 1885) Manuel de la Pezuela y Lobo (13 July 1885 – 27 November 1885) José María Beránger Ruiz de Apodaca (27 November 1885 – 10 October 1886) Rafael Rodríguez de Arias Villavicencio (10 October 1886 – 21 January 1890) Juan Romero Moreno (21 January 1890 – 5 July 1890) José María Beránger Ruiz de Apodaca (5 July 1890 – 5 November 1891) Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (5 November 1891 – 23 November 1891) Florencio Montojo Trillo (23 November 1891 – 11 March 1892) José María Beránger Ruiz de Apodaca (11 March 1892 – 11 December 1892) José López Domínguez (11 December 1892 – 14 December 1892) Pascual Cervera y Topete (14 December 1892 – 23 March 1893) Manuel Pasquín de Juan (12 March 1894 – 23 March 1895) José María Beránger Ruiz de Apodaca (23 March 1895 – 4 October 1897) Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo (4 October 1897 – 18 May 1898) Ramón Auñón y Villalón (18 May 1898 – 4 March 1899) José Gómez-Imaz Simón (5 March 1899 – 18 April 1900) Francisco Silvela Le Vielleuze (18 de abril de 1900–23 de octubre de 1900) Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (23 October 1900 – 31 October 1900) José Ramos Izquierdo y Castañeda (31 October 1900 – 6 March 1901) Cristóbal Colón de la Cerda (6 March 1901 – 6 December 1902) Joaquín Sánchez de Toca Calvo (6 December 1902 – 20 July 1903) Eduardo Cobián y Roffignac (20 July 1903 – 5 December 1903) José Ferrándiz y Niño (5 December 1903 – 16 December 1904) Marcelo Azcarraga Palmero (16 December 1904 – 6 January 1905)