List of ambassadors of Spain to Bulgaria

The ambassador of Spain to Bulgaria is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Bulgaria.

Spain and the Principality of Bulgaria established trade relations in December 1899 and Spain recognized Bulgaria's independence from the Ottoman Empire on 8 May 1910, establishing diplomatic relations. Relations were severed following the 1946 Bulgarian republic referendum that abolished the monarchy and the creation of a socialist state. Three decades later, in 1977, during the Spanish transition to democracy, both countries re-established relations with the rank of embassy.

List of ambassadors This list was compiled using the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by the Spanish historian and diplomat Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado or news media. Name Rank Term Manuel Multedo y Cortina Minister 1910–1913 Diego Saavedra y Magdalena Acting Minister 1915–1917 Minister 1917–1919 José Romero y Dusmet Minister 1919–1928 , Marquess of Dosfuentes Minister 1929–1930 Juan Bautista Arregui del Campo Minister 1930–1932 Chargé d'affaires 1933 Manuel Llopis de Casades Chargé d'affaires a.i. 1934–1935 Emilio Sanz y Tovar, Count of Lizárraga Chargé d'affaires a.i. 1935 Lois Tobío Fernández Chargé d'affaires a.i. 1936 Carlos de Miranda y Quartín, Count of Casa Miranda Chargé d'affaires 1935–1940 Minister 1940–1943 Ramón María de Pujadas y Gastón Minister 1943–1945 Minister 1946 Luis Arroyo Aznar Head of Mission-Consularand Trade Representative 1970–1977 José María Trías de Bes y Borrás Ambassador 1977–1980 José Luis de la Peña Aznar Ambassador 1980–1983 José Cuenca Anaya Ambassador 1983–1987 Joaquín Pérez Gómez Ambassador 1987–1993 Ambassador 1993–1997José CoderchAmbassador1997–2001Ambassador2001–2004Fernando AriasAmbassador2004–2009Ambassador2009–2010Ambassador2010–2012José Luis Tapia VicenteAmbassador2012–2017Ambassador2017–2019Ambassador2019–2024Ambassador2024–pres.

See also Bulgaria–Spain relations

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