Apostille in Spain

In Spain, the following authorities issue apostille for necessary documents..

Andalucía: Pza. Nueva. 18014. Granada. Tfno. 958 00 26 02.
Aragón: C/ Coso, 1. 50071. Zaragoza. Tfno. 976 20 84 00.
Asturias: Plaza Porlier, s/n. 33071. Oviedo. Tfno. 98 52 11 996.
Baleares: Plaça des Mercat, 12. 07071. Palma de Mallorca. Tfno. 971 72 12 39.
Canarias: Pza. San Agustín, 6 Vegueta. 35071. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Tfno. 928 32 50 00.
Cantabria: Avda. Pedro San Martín, s/n. 39071. Santander. Tfno. 942 35 71 18.
Castilla la Mancha: C/ San Agustín, 1. 02071. Albacete. Tfno. 967 59 65 03.
Castilla y León: Avenida de la Isla, 10. 09071. Burgos. Tfno. 947 200 909.
Cataluña: Ps. Lluís Companys, 14-16. 08071. Barcelona. Tfno. 93 486 61 83.
Comunidad Valenciana: C/ Palacio de Justicia, s/n. 46071. Valencia. Tfno. 96 387 81 00.
Extremadura: Plaza de la Audiencia,1. 10071. Cáceres. Tfno. 927 62 02 01.
Galicia: Pza. Galicia, s/n. 15071. La Coruña. Tfno. 981 18 20 54.
La Rioja: C/ Víctor Pradera, 2. 26071. Logroño. Tfno. 941 29 64 02.
Madrid: Gral. Carlos Castaños, 1. 28071. Madrid. Tfno. 91 397 17 55.
Murcia: Ronda de Garay, 5. 30071. Murcia. Tfno. 968 22 91 05.
Navarra: C/ San Roque, 4. 31071. Pamplona. Tfno. 848 42 40 56.
País Vasco: C/ Buenos Aires, 6. 48071. Bilbao. Tfno. 94 401 66 53.

El Ministerio de Justicia está ubicado en la siguiente dirección:
C/ San Bernardo, 45, entrada por la C/Manzana, 2.28015. Madrid

Further useful Information:

Notaries in Spain

Judicial Documents (including birth, marriage and death certificates, etc):

Present the original document to the Secretario de Gobierno, Audiencia Territorial, Palacio de Justicia, of the corresponding province, as follows:

Catalunya Autonomous Community
(Barcelona, Girona, Lleida & Tarragona)
Paseo Lluis Companys, s/n, Barcelona
Tel.: 93-486-6285
Fax: 93-300-5737

Aragón Autonomous Community
(Zaragoza,Huesca & Teruel):
Calle Coso, 1
50071 Zaragoza
Tel.: 976-20-8345
Fax: 976-39-7740

Balearics Autonomous Community
(Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera & Cabrera)
Plaça del Mercat, 12-1,
07071 Palma de Mallorca
Tel.: 971-72-3369
Fax: 971-71-8816

Notarized Documents:

Should be authenticated by means of the "Apostille" following a two-step process:

Notary Public: If the person signing a document is not registered at a local notary office, the document must be signed before a notary official. Registered signatures may be authenticated by the office having that signature on file (original documents only).

The "Apostille" is issued by the Honorable Dean of the College of Notaries or a member of his Board of Directors with jurisdiction over the place where the document was notarized, as follows:

Catalunya Autonomous Community
(Barcelona, Girona, Lleida & Tarragona)
Colegio de Notarios de Barcelona
Notariat, 4 - 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Tel.: 93-317-4800- Fax: 93-302-6331

Aragón Autonomous Community
(Zaragoza, Huesca & Teruel): Colegio de Notarios de Zaragoza
Plaza del Justicia, 2 - 50003 Zaragoza, Spain
Tel.: 976-20-3780- Fax: 976-20-3781

Balearics Autonomous Community
(Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera & Cabrera)
Colegio de Notarios de Baleares
Vía Roma, 4 - 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain
Tel.: 971-71-2244/971-71-0072 - Fax: 971-71-8764

Other Documents:

Apply to the Head of the Central Section of the Ministry of Justice in Madrid, Spain. Once authenticated with the "Apostille", the document is valid for all legal purposes in all of the signatory countries to the Hague Convention.

More information about this Convention in relation to Spain may be found on the website of the Ministry of Justice of Spain.

URL: Ministry of Justice of Spain.