The Embassy of Spain in

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is the

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. 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 Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo de Borbón y Borbón; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as ''El Pacificador'' (Spanish: the Peacemaker), was King of Spain from 29 D ...

and have since maintained diplomatic relations with a brief exception during the years 1936 to 1939 as a result of the

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. During the

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, 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

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an and

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embassies. In 1996, the embassy's ''chargé d'affaires'',

Estanislao de Grandes Estanislao de Grandes Pascual (6 June 1947 – 25 February 2022) was a Spanish diplomat. Career De Grandes was born in Guadalajara, Spain, on 6 June 1947 and joined the Diplomatic Corps in 1978. In 1996, while in Chargé d'Affairs at the Spa ...

, became one of the hundreds of hostages during the

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. Peru also maintains an Embassy in Madrid, headed by an List of ambassadors of Peru to Spain, 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.

Gallery

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List of representatives

References

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History

Residence

Gallery

List of representatives

See also

References