Overview
- In an interview published by El País, the Spanish president said normalizing relations with Mexico is a priority for his government.
- He acknowledged "claroscuros" in the shared past and framed recognition as a basis for stronger ties.
- The pledge follows Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares' public lament for "pain and injustices" suffered by Indigenous peoples during the Conquest at a Madrid exhibition organized with Mexican support.
- Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum welcomed the gesture as a first step toward repair, with no formal apology from Spain to date.
- Conservative figures in Spain criticized the move, including Madrid regional spokesman Miguel Ángel García Martín, who called for Albares to resign.