List of members of the Real Academia Española

This article provides a list of all full members (académicos de número), past and present, of the Real Academia Española, the Spanish language regulator institution, as of July 1, 2006. Each member is elected for life by the rest of the academicians from among prestigious Spanish-language authors. Each academician has a seat assigned, labelled with a letter of the Spanish alphabet (distinguishing upper case and lower case).

A seat[]

• Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, marquis of Villena, fundador and first director of the Academy, 1713–1725.
• , 1726–1750.
• José Abreu, marquis of la Regalía, 1750–1775.
• Antonio Tavira y Almazán, 1775–1807.
• , 1807–1813.
• , 1814–1860.
• , 1860–1871.
• Agustín Pascual, 1871–1884.
• , marquis of Pidal, 1884–1913.
• Juan Menéndez Pidal, 1914–1915.
• , 1920. He did not hold office..
• , 1921–1926.
• , 1926–1978.
• Manuel Seco, 1980–2021

B seat[]

• Juan Ferreras, founder academician, 1713–1735.
• , 1735–1747.
• , 1747–1759.
• , 1759–1777.
• , 1777–1779.
• , 1779–1780.
• , 1780–1798.
• , 1798–1812.
• Juan Meléndez Valdés, 1812–1814.
• , duke of Híjar, 1814–1817.
• , 1817–1830.
• , count of Montijo, 1833–1834.
• Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, 1840–1873.
• Eduardo Saavedra, 1878–1912.
• , 1915–1943.
• , 1946–1972.
• , 1973–1998.
• Fernando Fernán Gómez, 2000–2007, actor
• José Luis Borau, 2008–2012.
• , since 2014.

C seat[]

• Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo, founder academician, 1713–1714.
• , 1714–1725.
• Andrés Fernández Pacheco, marquis of Villena, 1725–1746.
• , 1746–1775.
• Manuel de Lardizábal y Uribe, 1775–1814.
• Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, 1820–1862.
• Luis González Bravo, 1863–1871.
• Antonio de Benavides, 1872–1884.
• Cristino Martos, 1893. He didn't hold office..
• Miguel Colmeiro, 1893–1901.
• José María Asensio, 1904–1905.
• , 1906. He didn't hold office..
• Juan Vázquez de Mella, 1928. He didn't hold office..
• Ramón Pérez de Ayala, 1962. He didn't hold office..
• Luis Rosales, 1964–1992.
• Luis Goytisolo, since 1995.

D seat[]

• Andrés González Barcia, founder academician, 1713–1743.
• , 1743–1754.
• , 1754–1781.
• , 1781–1797.
• Martín Fernández de Navarrete, 1797–1844.
• , 1847–1858.
• , 1859–1871.
• Emilio Castelar, 1880–1899.
• , 1900–1923.
• José Francos Rodríguez, 1924–1931.
• Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, 1931–1949.
• Melchor Fernández Almagro, 1951–1966.
• , 1967–2006.
• Darío Villanueva, since 2006.

E seat[]

• , founder academician, 1713–1730.
• , 1730–1751.
• Ignacio de Luzán, 1751–1754.
• , marquis of Montehermoso, 1754–1763.
• Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes, 1763–1802.
• , 1802–1830.
• , 1830–1861.
• Ramón de Campoamor, 1861–1901.
• , 1902–1922.
• Joaquín Álvarez Quintero, 1925–1944.
• Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, marquis of Luca de Tena, 1946–1975.
• Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, 1977–1998.
• Carmen Iglesias, since 2002.

F seat[]

• , Societatis Iesu link, founder academician, 1713–1721.
• , 1724–1731.
• , 1731–1742.
• Agustín de Montiano y Luyando, 1742–1764.
• , 1764–1796.
• , 1796–1821.
• , 1822–1826.
• , 1831–1838.
• , 1845–1865.
• , 1871–1901.
• , 1902–1924.
• , 1925–1929.
• Ignacio Bolívar, 1931–1944.
• , 1948–1953.
• Julio Rey Pastor, 1953–1962.
• , marquis of Villar de Tajo, 1962–1989.
• José Luis Sampedro, 1991–2013, economist and writer
• Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, since 2016.

G seat[]

• , founder academician, 1713–750.
• José Carrasco, 1750–1768.
• Tomás Antonio Sánchez, 1768–1802.
• José Antonio Conde, 1802–1814. He changed to N seat in 1818.
• , 1814–1824.
• , 1831–1845.
• Patricio de la Escosura, 1847–1878.
• Emilio Alcalá Galiano, count of Casa–Valencia, 1879–1914.
• , 1915–1931.
• Eduardo Marquina, 1931–1946.
• , 1948–1977.
• Manuel Díez-Alegría, 1980–1987.
• José María de Areilza, count of Motrico, 1987–1998.
• José Hierro, 2002. He didn't hold office.
• , since 2003.

H seat[]

• , founder academician, 1713–1722.
• , 1723–1726.
• , 1727–1738.
• Pedro González, 1738–1758.
• , 1758–1763.
• , 1763–1763.
• Bernardo de Iriarte, 1763––1814.
• , 1814–1830.
• Alberto Lista, 1833–1848.
• José Zorrilla. He didn't hold office and his seat was considered vacant. He was nominated again for L seat in 1885.
• , 1850–1875.
• Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, 1877–1881.
• Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, 1892–1894.
• Segismundo Moret, 1894–1913. He didn't hold office..
• Serafín Álvarez Quintero, 1920–1938.
• , 1941–1964.
• Martín de Riquer Morera, count of Casa Dávalos, 1965–2013.
• Félix de Azúa, since 2016.

I seat[]

• , marquis of San Juan, 1713–1736.
• , 1736–1763.
• , 1763–1801.
• , 1801–1810.
• Diego Clemencín, 1814–1834.
• , 1839–1861.
• Juan Valera, 1862–1905.
• Santiago Ramón y Cajal, 1934. He didn't hold office..
• Blas Cabrera, 1936–1945.
• Gerardo Diego, 1948–1987.
• Claudio Rodríguez, 1992–1999.
• Luis Mateo Díez, since 2001.

J seat[]

• , duke of Montellano, 1713–1763.
• , duke of la Roca, 1763–1813.
• Manuel José Quintana, 1814–1857.
• Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto, marquis of Valmar, 1858–1901.
• , count of Reparaz, 1902–1912.
• Augusto González Besada, 1916–1919.
• , 1921–1964.
• Luis Ceballos y Fernández de Córdoba, 1965–1967.
• Antonio Tovar, 1968–1985.
• Francisco Nieva, 1990–2016.
• , since 2019.

K seat[]

• , 1713–1737.
• , 1737–1780.
• , duke of Villahermosa, 1780–1790.
• , marquis of Bajamar, 1790–1813.
• José Vargas Ponce, 1814–1821.
• Juan Bautista Arriaza, 1829–1837.
• Mariano Roca de Togores, marquis of Molins, 1841–1889.
• Francisco Silvela, 1893–1905.
• Cristóbal Pérez Pastor, 1908. He didn't hold office..
• , 1909–1913.
• Francisco Fernández de Béthencourt, 1914–1916.
• Juan Armada y Losada, marquis of Figueroa, 1918–1932.
• Gregorio Marañón, 1934–1960, medical doctor and historian
• , 1961–1976.
• Miguel Mihura, 1977, playwright. He didn't hold office.
• Carmen Conde, 1979–1996.
• Ana María Matute, 1998–2014.
• Federico Corriente Córdoba, 2018–2020.

L seat[]

• , 1713–1728.
• , 1728–1743.
• , 1743–1746.
• , 1746–1752.
• Pedro de Guzmán, duke of Medinasidonia, 1752–1779.
• , 1779–1804.
• , 1804. He changed to G seat in 1831.
• , marquis of Santa Cruz, 1814–1839.
• Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías, 1839–1851.
• , 1852–1882.
• José Zorrilla, 1885–1893.
• Ceferino González y Díaz Tuñón, 1894. He didn't hold office..
• Cipriano Muñoz y Manzano, count of la Viñaza, 1895–1933.
• Ramiro de Maeztu, 1935–1936.
• , 1978–1982.
• , 1984–1994.
• Mario Vargas Llosa, since 1996.

M seat[]

• , 1713–1723.
• , 1724–1747.
• , 1747–1756.
• , 1756–1763.
• , duke of Almodóvar, 1763–1794.
• , 1794–1814.
• , 1814–1849.
• , count of Quinto, 1850–1860.
• , 1861–1875.
• , marquis of San Gregorio, 1879–1882.
• , duke of Villahermosa, 1884–1888.
• , 1890–1919.
• , 1920–1936.
• Salvador de Madariaga, 1976–1978.
• Carlos Bousoño, 1980–2015.
• Juan Mayorga, since 2019.

N seat[]

• Vicente Bacallar, marquis of San Felipe, founder academician 1713-1726.
• , 1726-1754.
• , 1754-1760.
• Vicente García de la Huerta, 1760-1787.
• , count of Castañeda, 1787-1818.
• José Antonio Conde, 1818-1820.
• , 1820-1833.
• , 1836-1867.
• Frutos Saavedra Meneses, 1868. He didn't hold office.
• Salustiano de Olózaga, 1871-1873.
• , 1875-1889.
• Benito Pérez Galdós, 1897-1920.
• Leonardo Torres Quevedo, 1920-1936.
• Manuel Machado, 1936-1947.
• Francisco Javier Sánchez Cantón, 1949-1971.
• , marquis of Luca de Tena, 1973-1999.
• , since 2001.

O seat[]

• , 1714-1732.
• , 1733-1751.
• José de Carvajal y Lancáster, 1751-1774.
• Fernando de Silva, 12th Duke of Alba, 1774-1776.
• , marquis of Santa Cruz, 1776-1802.
• , 1802-1817.
• , 1817-1818.
• , 1818-1835.
• , 1841-1858.
• Manuel Tamayo y Baus, 1859-1898.
• , 1905-1907, poet
• , 1908-1910.
• Julián Ribera, 1912-1934.
• Salvador Bermúdez de Castro y O'Lawlor, marquis of Lema, 1935-1945.
• , 1945-1949.
• Vicente Aleixandre, 1950-1984, poet
• Pere Gimferrer, since 1985, poet

P seat[]

• , 1714-1740.
• Alonso Verdugo de Castilla, count of Torrepalma, 1740-1767.
• , 1767-1802.
• , 1802-1816.
• , 1817-1836.
• Antonio Gil y Zárate, 1841-1861.
• Antonio García Gutiérrez, 1862-1884.
• , 1886-1912.
• Juan Navarro Reverter, 1914-1924.
• José Martínez Ruiz, 1924-1967.
• Guillermo Díaz-Plaja, 1967-1984.
• Julio Caro Baroja, 1986-1995, anthropologist
• Ángel González Muñiz, 1997-2008, poet
• , since 2011

Q seat[]

• Mercurio Antonio López Pacheco, marquis of Villena, 1714-1738.
• Juan López Pacheco, marquis of Villena, 1739-1751.
• , 1751-1787.
• , 1787-1832.
• Juan Nicasio Gallego, 1833-1853.
• , 1853-1872.
• , 1873-1889.
• , 1894-1917.
• Fidel Fita, 1918. He didn't hold office..
• , 1918-1919.
• , 1921-1938.
• , 1945-1956.
• Camilo José Cela, marquis of Iria Flavia, 1957-2002, novelist
• , 2004-2009, neurologist, psychiatrist, essayist
• , since 2011

R seat[]

• Juan Curiel, 1714-1775.
• , 1775-1791.
• , 1791. He changed to N seat in 1820.
• José Miguel de Carvajal y Vargas Manrique de Lara, duke of San Carlos, 1814-1828.
• Javier de Burgos, 1830-1848.
• Juan Donoso Cortés, marquis of Valdegamas, 1848-1853.
• Rafael María Baralt, 1853-1860.
• , 1860-1890.
• Antonio María Fabié, 1891-1899.
• , 1904. He didn't hold office..
• José Canalejas, 1912. He didn't hold office..
• , marquis of Cerralbo, 1922. He didn't hold office..
• , count of las Navas, 1924-1935.
• Enrique Díez-Canedo, 1935-1944.
• , 1944-1971.
• Fernando Lázaro Carreter, 1972-2004.
• Javier Marías, since 2008.

S seat[]

• Luis Curiel, 1714-1724.
• , 1724-1744.
• , 1744-1767.
• , 1767-1800.
• Francisco Martínez Marina, 1800-1833.
• , baron of La Joyosa, 1836-1857.
• Manuel Cañete, 1858-1891.
• Santiago de Liniers, count of Liniers, 1891-1908.
• , 1909-1934.
• Wenceslao Fernández Flórez, 1945-1964.
• Julián Marías, 1965-2005, philosopher and essayist
• , since 2008.

T seat[]

• , 1714-1720.
• , 1721-1734.
• , 1734-1747.
• , 1747-1784.
• , 1784-1790.
• Pedro Téllez Girón, duke of Osuna, 1790-1808.
• Demetrio Ortiz, 1808-1845.
• Félix Torres Amat, 1847-1847.
• Jaime Balmes, 1848. He didn't hold office..
• , 1848-1864.
• Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas, 1871-1873.
• Gaspar Núñez de Arce, 1873-1903.
• , 1904-1919.
• , 1920-1932.
• Miguel de Unamuno, 1936. He didn't hold office..
• Isidro Gomá y Tomás, archbishop of Toledo, 1940. He didn't hold office..
• Manuel Gómez-Moreno, 1942-1970.
• , 1972-1974.
• Manuel Alvar, 1975-2001.
• Arturo Pérez-Reverte, since 2003, journalist and novelist

U seat[]

• , 1714-1716.
• , marquis of Salas, 1720-1771.
• , 1777-1797.
• , count of El Carpio, 1797-1801.
• Nicasio Álvarez de Cienfuegos, 1801-1809.
• , 1814-1830.
• , 1830-1836.
• , 1841-1870.
• Manuel Silvela, 1871-1892.
• , 1894-1897.
• , 1898-1902.
• Antonio Maura, 1903-1925.
• , 1927-1963.
• Alfonso García Valdecasas, 1965-1993.
• Eduardo García de Enterría, 1994-2013.
• Clara Janés, since 2016, poet.

V seat[]

• Manuel Villegas Piñateli, 1714-1752, publisher, (1736) of 2 vols., (History/Travels in Russia).
• , count of Puñonrostro and marquis of Casasola, 1752-1783.
• Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, 1783-1811.
• Tomás González Carvajal, 1814-1833.
• , count of Guenduláin, 1841-1882.
• , 1883-1913.
• , 1916-1927.
• Antonio Machado, 1939. He didn't hold office..
• Emilio García Gómez, 1945-1995.
• Juan Luis Cebrián, since 1997, journalist

X seat[]

• Pedro Verdugo de Albornoz Ursúa, count of Torrepalma, 1715-1720.
• , 1721-1730.
• , 1730-1733.
• , 1733-1751.
• , 1751-1767.
• , 1767-1786.
• , 1786-1796.
• Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva, 1796-1837.
• , 1844-1855.
• Aureliano Fernández-Guerra, 1860-1894.
• Eugenio Sellés, marquis of Gerona, 1895-1926.
• Rafael Sánchez Mazas, 1966. He didn't hold office..
• , 1968-1970.
• Antonio Buero Vallejo, 1972-2000, playwright
• Francisco Brines, 2006-2021, poet

Z seat[]

• , 1715-1728.
• , 1728-1747.
• Juan de Iriarte, 1747-1771.
• , 1771-1808.
• , 1808-1833.
• , 1839-1859.
• , 1859-1885.
• Eduardo Benot, 1889-1907.
• , 1908-1928.
• , 1929-1956.
• , count of Foxá, 1959. He didn't hold office..
• , 1960-1983.
• Francisco Ayala, 1984-2009.
• José Luis Gómez, since 2014, actor.

a seat[]

• , count of Cheste, 1847-1906.
• , 1909-1909.
• Leopoldo Cano y Masas, 1910-1934.
• Pío Baroja, 1935-1956.
• , 1960-1982.
• Elena Quiroga de Abarca, 1984-1995.
• , 1997-2003.
• , since 2006.

b seat[]

• Joaquín Francisco Pacheco, 1847-1865.
• José de Selgas y Carrasco, 1874-1882.
• Víctor Balaguer, 1883-1901.
• Ramón Menéndez Pidal, 1902-1968.
• Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, 1970-1994.
• , 1996-2009.
• , 2010-2012.
• Miguel Sáenz Sagaseta de Ilúrdoz, since 2013.

c seat[]

• Ángel Saavedra, duke of Rivas, 1847-1865.
• Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, 1867-1897.
• , 1899-1927.
• Amalio Gimeno, count of Gimeno, 1927-1936.
• Pedro Sáinz Rodríguez, 1979-1986.
• , 1988. He didn't hold office.
• Ricardo Gullón, 1990-1991.
• Víctor García de la Concha, since 1992.

d seat[]

• Agustín Durán, 1847-1862.
• , duke of Rivas, 1863-1914.
• Miguel Asín Palacios, 1919-1944.
• Dámaso Alonso, 1948-1990.
• Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, 1991-2020.

e seat[]

• Ramón de Mesonero Romanos, 1847-1882.
• José Echegaray, 1894-1916.
• , 1919. He didn't hold office.
• , duke of Maura, 1920-1963.
• , 1963-1972.
• Miguel Delibes Setién, 1975-2010, novelist.
• , since 2011.

f seat[]

• Antonio Alcalá Galiano, 1847-1865.
• Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera, 1870-1879.
• , 1881-1891.
• , 1905. He didn't hold office.
• , 1907-1907.
• Luis Coloma, 1908-1915.
• Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia, marquis of Villa-Urrutia, 1916-1933.
• , 1935-1947.
• , duke of La Torre, 1950-1975.
• , 1977-1984.
• Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate, duke of Alba, 1986-2001.
• , 2003-2011, economist.
• , since 2012, economist.

g seat[]

• Pedro José Pidal, marquis of Pidal, 1847-1865.
• Antonio Aparisi y Guijarro, 1872. He didn't hold office..
• , 1875. He didn't hold office..
• Vicente Barrantes, 1876-1898.
• Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, marquis of Pozo Rubio, 1902-1905.
• , 1907-1943.
• Esteban Terradas Illa, 1946-1950.
• , 1953-1970.
• , 1972-2008.
• Soledad Puértolas Villanueva, since 2010, novelist.

h seat[]

• Eugenio de Ochoa, 1847-1872.
• , 1873-1890.
• , 1894-1906.
• , 1910-1917.
• , 1918-1933.
• Tomás Navarro Tomás, 1935-1979.
• , 1981-2002.
• , since 2006.

i seat[]

• , 1847-1874.
• Pedro de Madrazo, 1881-1898.
• , 1900-1936.
• José María Pemán y Pemartín, 1939-1981.
• José García Nieto, 1983-2001.
• Margarita Salas Falgueras, 2003-2019.
• Vacant

j seat[]

• , 1847-1878.
• , 1881-1913.
• , 1914-1926.
• Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart Falcó Portocarrero y Osorio, duke of Berwick and of Alba, 1943-1953.
• Pedro Laín Entralgo, 1954-2001.
• Álvaro Pombo García de los Ríos, since 2004.

k seat[]

• Nicomedes Pastor Díaz, 1847-1863.
• , 1863-1869.
• , 1869-1883.
• , 1889-1896.
• José María de Pereda, 1897-1906.
• Armando Palacio Valdés, 1920-1938.
• , 1940-1949.
• Rafael Lapesa Melgar, 1954-2001.
• José Antonio Pascual Rodríguez, since 2002.

l seat[]

• Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch, 1847-1880.
• Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, 1880-1912.
• Jacinto Benavente, 1954. He didn't hold office..
• , 1948-1955.
• , 1955-1993.
• Emilio Lledó Íñigo, since 1994.

m seat[]

• , 1982-2001.
• Claudio Guillén, 2003-2007.
• José María Merino, since 2008.

n seat[]

• , 1982-1983.
• Valentín García Yebra, 1985-2010.
• Carme Riera Guilera, since 2013.

ñ seat[]

• José López Rubio, 1983-1996.
• , since 1998, journalist

o seat[]

• , 1984-2002.
• , since 2006.

p seat[]

• Francisco Rico Manrique, since 1987.

q seat[]

• Gregorio Salvador Caja, since 1987.

r seat[]

• Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1988-2012.
• Santiago Muñoz Machado, since 2013, jurist.

s seat[]

• José Luis Pinillos Díaz, 1988-2013.
• María Paz Battaner Arias, since 2017.

t seat[]

• Ignacio Bosque Muñoz, since 1997.

u seat[]

• Antonio Muñoz Molina, since 1996, novelist

References[]

• Historical tour on academicos de número in Real Academia Española site (accessed 24-10-2006) (in Spanish)

External links[]

Archival links[]

• Guide to the Antonio Rodríguez Moñino Papers. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.