"Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Friday officially acknowledged the "suffering and injustice" that Spain's conquistadors meted out to Mexico's indigenous people some five centuries ago. "There was injustice, and it is merely right and fair to acknowledge and deplore this. It is part of our joint history. We can neither deny it nor forget it," Albares said on opening an exhibition of indigenous Mexican art in Madrid."
"Sheinbaum described Albares' statement as "the first step" in the right direction. "This is the first time that a member of the Spanish government has given expression to regret over the injustices committed. That's important," she said. Apologizing was not humiliation, but rather conferred true greatness on governments and nations, Sheinbaum added. Meanwhile, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, the leader of Spain's conservative Popular Party (PP), claimed that he is "not going to be ashamed of my country's history.""
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares officially acknowledged the suffering and injustice inflicted by Spain's conquistadors on Mexico's indigenous people around five centuries ago. Albares stated that there was injustice and that it is right and fair to acknowledge and deplore it, calling it part of joint history that cannot be denied or forgotten. The acknowledgment took place during the opening of an exhibition of indigenous Mexican art organized at the request of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum called the acknowledgment a first step toward justice and reconciliation and said apologies confer greatness. Opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo rejected shame over history and criticized the current government. A 2019 apology request from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had previously been rejected and strained bilateral relations, and King Felipe VI did not issue a public response.
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