Ireland–Spain relations
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Ireland–Spain relations are the
History
Early relations
The first awareness and contact between both nations was through stories about
The first diplomatic contact between Irish and Spanish nobility happened in April 1529 when the Spanish ambassador, Don Gonzalez Fernandez, visited Ireland and met with the
In 1601, Spain supported Irish rebels fighting against England during the Nine Years War, and especially during the Siege of Kinsale. At the time, the Catholics of Ireland saw Spain as a potential liberator of their country from Protestant England and in 1595 Hugh O'Neill offered the crown of Ireland to Philip II of Spain. Philip refused the offer, having already been the titular King of Ireland.
Many Irishmen in rebellion against English rule subsequently sought refuge in Spain following the
Irish soldiers in the service of Spain also participated in the
Independence for the Republic of Ireland and the Spanish Civil War
In January 1801, Ireland became a part of the newly created United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and all relations between Ireland and Spain were henceforth carried out through the Court of St James's. Napoleon's Irish Legion took part in suppressing the Dos de Mayo Uprising. After the Napoleonic Wars the Regiment of Hibernia was disbanded at the demand of their British allies.
In December 1922, most of Ireland gained a form of independence within the British Empire as the Irish Free State and, in 1924, diplomatic relations were officially established between the new Irish Free State and the Kingdom of Spain.[6] That same year, Spain opened its first consulate in Dublin. In 1935, the first Irish Minister was appointed to Spain with residence in Madrid.[7]
In 1936, Spain was engulfed in a
Post-war relations
In 1973, both
Spain has increasingly become an important tourist destination for Irish travelers. In 2016, 1.4 million Irish citizens visited Spain for tourism. At the same time, 263,000 Spanish tourists visited Ireland.[14] In 2016, 35,000 Spanish nationals studied English in Ireland.[14] Several Irish and Spanish airlines provide direct services between both nations.
Bilateral agreements
Both Ireland and Spain have signed several bilateral agreements (mostly prior to both states joining the European Union), such as an Agreement on the Exchange of Diplomatic Pouches (1935); Agreement on the Exchange of Information regarding Meteorology (1950); Extradition Treaty (1957); Cultural Cooperation Agreement (1980); Spanish Agreement on Renouncing Historic Rights of Fishing in Irish Waters (1980) and an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation (1994).[15]
Trade
In 2015, trade between Ireland and Spain totaled 4.5 billion Euros.[15] Ireland's exports to Spain include: pharmaceutical products, electrical equipment, perfume and chemical based products. Spain's exports to Ireland include: automobiles, clothing and organic chemical products.[15] That same year, Irish investments in Spain totaled 200 million Euros while at the same time, Spanish investments in Ireland totaled 4 billion Euros.[15]
Resident diplomatic missions
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Embassy of Ireland in Madrid
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Embassy of Spain in Dublin
See also
- Celtiberians
- Connolly Column
- Irish Ambassador to Spain
- Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War)
- Irish College
- Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War
- Irish socialist volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
- Irish military diaspora
- Irish people in mainland Europe
- Regiment of Hibernia
- Spanish Armada in Ireland
References
- ^ a b Ireland and Iberia: An Introduction
- ^ The Treaty of Dingle remembered
- ^ Micheline Walsh, "The Military Order of St Patrick" in Seanchas Ardmacha, Vol. 9, No. 2, (1979), p. 279
- ^ "The Republic". 2016-08-17. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ a b Ireland and Latin America
- ^ Ireland and Spain 1931-1933. Divergent Republics
- ^ a b Irish Embassy in Madrid: The Embassy’s History
- ^ a b c d e The Irish took sides in the Spanish Civil War 80 years ago this summer
- ^ "Post Civil War Spain and International Relations". Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ Primera visita de un Jefe de Estado español a Irlanda (in Spanish)
- ^ Visita Oficial de Sus Excelencias la Presidenta de Irlanda, Sra. Mary McAleese, y el Dr. Martin McAleese (in Spanish)
- ^ Taoiseach meets with Spanish Prime Minister to discuss growing the links between Ireland and Spain
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ a b Spanish-Irish Relations
- ^ a b c d Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ireland (in Spanish)
- ^ Embassy of Ireland in Spain
- ^ "Embassy of Spain in Ireland". Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
External links
- Irish clerics in Madrid, 1598-1665 by Enrique García Hernán
- Spanish Archives of Primary Source Material Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine at Irish Genealogical Research Society