Person

Felipe VI

King of Spain since 2014; addressee of the Mexican president's 2019 letter.

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King of Spain since 2014; addressee of the Mexican president’s 2019 letter.

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Mexico asks Spain for an apology, 2019 Mar 2019 the letter was addressed to him Scholarship & press 1
King Felipe VI on the conquest, 2026 16 Mar 2026 said there had been much abuse Scholarship & press 2

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Guy Hedgecoe, Mexico's demand for conquest apology enrages Spaniards, The Irish Times, 26 March 2019, The Irish Times, 26 Mar 2019. Scholarship & press
Spain’s Socialist government responded to the news of the letters, which were dated March 1st, by saying that King Felipe had nothing to apologise for.
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
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
Mexican president says Spain should ask forgiveness for crimes against indigenous Mexicans (Reuters, as published by NBC News, 26 March 2019), Reuters, via NBC News, 26 Mar 2019. Scholarship & press
I already sent a letter to the king of Spain and another letter to the Pope so that they ask forgiveness of indigenous peoples for violations of what are now known as human rights

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