The snub, to put it in some way, of the president of Mexico denying the diplomatic invitation to King Felipe VI to attend, representing Spain, the inauguration of his successor It has no precedent. The king has maintained, since his status as Prince of Asturias, attend the inaugurations of all Ibero-American presidents, which was recognized as an evident honorary gesture of friendship and recognition of the respect and affection of the Spanish for their sister countries.
And in all cases it was a gesture considered a customreceived with sympathy and gratitude by his hosts. It is the first time that he has been ostensibly denied the invitation on the grounds that The king has not asked for forgiveness for the Spanish conquest of the country hundreds of years ago. Something, by the way, that A person named Borbón did not participate and another named López Obrador, it is logical that among the conquerors there have surely been some of his predecessors.
Friendship between the two countries is normal As demonstrated by the fact that there are several thousand Spanish companies that contribute, with little reciprocity, to the economic development of the country, to providing work to millions of Mexicans, to defending their interests within the European Union and within Spain, to promoting their culture and an image that its outgoing president has not been able to stop as is the sad world record of murders.
The Spanish Government has reacted with dignity by announcing that No Spanish authority will attend the event in substitution of the highest representation of the State. The head of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, was clear in his reaction, clarifying that The veto responds to disguised political interests in that accusation that the king has not agreed to his rather absurd claimLooking back in history, there have been hundreds of countries that colonized others and no one resents the fact that they have not apologized for this period that spans thousands of years.
On the contrary, there are many historians and politicians past and present who They remember without any resentment what the colonizers contributed to the evolution of their peoples.The soon-to-be former president of Mexico is not among them. We do not know what would have happened if the Spanish conquerors had not contributed, as they did, to the fact that that excellent country did not exist. evolved with the speed and efficiency in modernization that Mexico enjoys today.
Obrador’s attitude so many years later It has been repeatedly considered ridiculous and without it being shared by the majority of Mexicans as an expression of hatred. We Spaniards, represented by our king, do not exercise such reciprocity. Mexico in Spain is a beloved countryadmired for its values ​​and always with the desire to contribute to its progress and international prestige. Mexicans, who are already many, will continue to be welcomed by the Spanish.
