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Government of Spain

The Spanish state's executive; in March 2019 it answered the Mexican president's letter.

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The Spanish state’s executive; in March 2019 it answered the Mexican president’s letter.

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Mexico asks Spain for an apology, 2019 25 Mar 2019 rejected the request in a statement Scholarship & press 1

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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
The arrival, 500 years ago, of Spaniards in Mexican territory cannot be judged in the light of contemporary considerations
Our two peoples have always known how to read our shared past without anger and with a constructive outlook, as free peoples with a common legacy and an extraordinary influence.
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
La llegada, hace 500 años, de los españoles a las actuales tierras mexicanas no puede juzgarse a la luz de consideraciones contemporáneas

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