Embassy of Spain, Lima

Embassy of Spain in Lima
Ambassador	Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martín
Website	Embassy of Spain in Peru

The Embassy of Spain in Lima is the diplomatic mission of Spain in Peru. Its address is Av. Jorge Basadre 498, San Isidro, Lima.

The current Spanish ambassador to Peru is Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martín.

History

Both countries officially established relations on August 15, 1879, under Alfonso XII and have since maintained diplomatic relations with a brief exception during the years 1936 to 1939 as a result of the Spanish Civil War.

During the internal conflict in Peru, like other embassies, the embassy was targeted, as it was affected by a series of embassy bombings that took place on February 21, 1986 and also targeted the Chinese, German, Romanian, Japan, Chilean and Argentine embassies. In 1996, the embassy's chargé d'affaires, Estanislao de Grandes, became one of the hundreds of hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.

Peru also maintains an Embassy in Madrid, headed by an Ambassador.

Residence

The residence of the ambassador is located at the intersection of San Martín Avenue and Sáenz Peña street in Barranco District. In 2019, a large tree, which had been reported as crooked since November of 2018, collapsed on top of the house's gate without any injuries to passers-by.

See also

• Peru–Spain relations