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King Felipe VI on the conquest, 2026

On 16 March 2026 the King of Spain said, in an informal talk with Mexico's ambassador at a museum in Madrid, that the laws meant to protect the Indians had not been kept and that there had been much abuse; Mexico's president called it a gesture, not all she had wanted.

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On 16 March 2026 the King of Spain said, in an informal talk with Mexico’s ambassador at a museum in Madrid, that the laws meant to protect the Indians had not been kept and that there had been much abuse; Mexico’s president called it a gesture, not all she had wanted.

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  1. 16 Mar 2026 King Felipe VI on the conquest, 2026
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  1. Alberto Órfão, Felipe VI reconoce que hubo 'mucho abuso' durante la conquista de América ante el embajador de México, elDiario.es, 16 March 2026 (in Spanish), elDiario.es, 16 Mar 2026. Scholarship & press
    hay mucho, mucho abuso
    hay un afán de protección
    no con excesivo presentismo moral
    desde que el expresidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador exigiera una petición de disculpa formal por parte del monarca
  2. Sheinbaum reconoce 'el gesto' del rey de España Felipe VI, quien dijo que 'hubo mucho abuso' en la conquista de México (BBC News Mundo, as published by Acento, 17 March 2026; in Spanish), BBC News Mundo, via Acento, 17 Mar 2026. Scholarship & press
    No fue todo lo que hubiéramos querido, pero la verdad es que sí es un gesto de acercamiento del rey
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