The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has once again criticized the government of Claudia Sheinbaum by questioning the insecurity in Mexico and demanding apologies from Spain for the Conquest.
Ayuso stated in a message posted on the social network X that “security in Mexico is worse than ever” and criticized that, at the same time, the demand for apologies from Spain for events that occurred more than 500 years ago continues.
Her comment referred to a segment of the program “La Noche en 24H,” in which journalist Xavier Fortes interviewed Mexican historian Juan Miguel Zunzunegui, who argues that Spain should not apologize for the Conquest led by Hernán Cortés.
Zunzunegui accused the Sheinbaum government of using this historical debate as a distraction from the violence in the country, citing high murder rates.
Insecurity has been one of the main challenges since Sheinbaum took office after the term of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. However, it resurfaced after King Felipe VI acknowledged that “abuses” were committed during the Conquest.
Sheinbaum thanked the gesture and subsequently invited the monarch to the 2026 World Cup, which will be held this summer in Mexico.
“Abuses” in America were committed by the Aztecs and Mayas against indigenous peoples: Isabel Díaz Ayuso
Last week, the Madrid president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, stated that the “abuses” were those committed against the indigenous population by the Aztec and Maya peoples, who understood human sacrifices as part of their rituals.
Díaz Ayuso reacted this way to the words of King Felipe VI, who affirmed that there was “a lot of abuse” in the Conquest of America and that when some facts are studied and known with the criteria and values of today, “obviously they cannot make us feel proud,” although, he said, they must be known in their proper context.
“One had to civilize and bring a different way of living and understanding that life is sacred to the New World,” replied Díaz Ayuso.
The president claimed that King Felipe VI's words were made in a semi-private setting and that the conversation on this topic must be much broader and agreed with him that “one cannot look at the past with the glasses of the present.”
Ayuso insisted on showing great pride in the Hispanic work in America, where it brought universities, good customs, a way of seeing life, a culture, a religion, and a community that today unites 600 million people.
“Spain has been the nation that has understood mestizaje as part of its great work,” she concluded.
With information from EFE
“What is the point of fighting for independence for 200 years if we do not take responsibility for ourselves?”
She even reinforced her security strategy against organized crime after the death of drug trafficker Nemesio Oseguera, “El Mencho.”
The debate over demanding apologies from Spain had lost relevance in recent months.
