Sheinbaum defends his position of not inviting the King of Spain; AMLO reveals she consulted him
elected president of mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumassured this Friday that “apologise” glorifies people and nations, within the polemic with Spain for not inviting directly King Philip VI at his inauguration.
Sheinbaum, who accompanied Andrés Manuel López Obrador to supply an aqueduct and irrigation district to the Yaqui people, v Guaymas, Sonora, He recalled that his predecessor had started A Justice Plan for the Yaqui asks this indigenous people for forgiveness for the atrocities of past governments.
“And I say this now because it is relevant and important for us to hear it everywhere in the world: forgiveness glorifies people, forgiveness glorifies nations, Forgiveness makes people great. It means to recognize, and by recognition it means “never again”; It means not to forget, and we do not forget what happened to your ancestors, the Yaqui people, but let’s not forget the Plan of Justice eitherand what it means to replace that damage,” Sheinbaum pointed out in his participation.
López Obrador assured that Sheinbaum consulted with him about the decision not to invite the King of Spain, but that the decision was entirely up to her because she is a woman of conviction.
“The President-elect decided not to invite the King of Spain to the inauguration. I was reminded today that cWhen he asked me about it, I told him I couldn’t see it, so it was necessary. But contrary to popular belief—which is why our adversaries are wrong—there is a woman of conviction, and she claimed that at the time they were asked to he offered the European invaders, the Spanish, an apology, forgiveness for the atrocities committed during the conquest and during three centuries of colonial rule,” the president said.
He recalled that when the Spanish arrived in what is now Mexico, were imposed by force: “There are testimonies that the first slaves were captured as vassals by Hernán Cortés in Puebla and before the invasion our city was free, there was no slavery. Cortés himself wrote it and also proof that many repressions took place. assured the president.
He indicated that that was why he had written to him then King Philip VI, that ask for forgiveness from the natives, thus beginning a “new phase” in the relationship with the Spanish governmentwhile the government of Mexico apologized to indigenous peoples for the oppression, repression, and abuses committed after Mexican independence.
“That is why it is very important that we are here and that the first phase of the transformation with the implementation of the Yaqui Justice Plan is being concluded; because when we first came we offered apology and forgiveness, but at the same time this plan of justice for the Yaqui peoples began and progress was made.”
In front of himEight Yaqui Cities, They met for the first time in 40 years in the community of Vícam Pueblo, delivered the aqueduct and irrigation district 018 to the Yaqui people, and signed a decree for the restitution of more than 392 thousand hectares of land from which they had been expropriated.