Overview
- In an interview with El País, Pedro Sánchez said restoring ties with Mexico is a priority for his government after years of strain.
- The message builds on Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares’s acknowledgment of the “pain and injustice” inflicted on Indigenous peoples during the conquest.
- Albares made the remarks at a jointly organized exhibition in Madrid highlighting Indigenous Mexican women, using cultural diplomacy to signal conciliation.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum welcomed the gestures as a “first step” and reiterated that Mexico still seeks an official apology.
- Relations have been tense since Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s 2019 request for a royal apology, and Spain’s right has criticized Albares, with a Madrid official urging his resignation.