Enrique Carlos de la Casa

Enrique Carlos de la Casa served as Spain’s chargé d’affaires in Washington during the Spanish Civil War. On 10 October 1936, he accompanied Fernando de los Ríos, the incoming ambassador, to his first meeting with Secretary of State Cordell Hull. ^{1, 2}

He was again acting as chargé in June 1937, when he sought permission for Basque organizations in the United States to receive children from Bilbao and the Basque Country. His letter of 16 June followed a conversation with Under Secretary Sumner Welles the previous day and offered assurances for the children’s care. In May 1938, Hull addressed him as chargé when replying to the Spanish ambassador’s request for an end to the American arms embargo. ^{3, 4}