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"Spain expresses regret over ‘injustice’ suffered by Mexico’s Indigenous people during conquest

Acknowledgment shows shift in tone after six years of diplomatic spats over colonial-era abuses

Spain has acknowledged and expressed regret over the “pain and injustice” suffered by the Indigenous people of Mexico during its conquest of the Americas, heralding a shift in tone after six years of diplomatic spats over the abuses of the colonial period.
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On Friday, however, the Spanish government signalled a more conciliatory and penitent approach. Speaking at the inauguration of an exhibition in Madrid dedicated to the Indigenous women of Mexico, Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, reflected on the countries’ joint history.
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The conquest of Mexico began in 1519 when Hernán Cortés led hundreds of soldiers, equipped with horses, carrying diseases such as smallpox and abetted by Indigenous groups at odds with the Aztecs, to Mexico City, then known as Tenochtitlán.

The Spanish sacked the city two years later and proceeded to convert the Indigenous populations to Catholicism."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/01/spain-expresses-regret-over-injustice-suffered-by-mexicos-indigenous-people-during-conquest

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