"Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Friday acknowledged the "pain and injustice" inflicted on Indigenous peoples during the Spanish conquest of the Americas, after Mexico renewed calls for an official apology. Speaking at the opening of the exhibition of Indigenous Mexican art in Madrid, Albares said relations between Spain and Mexico were "a very human story, and like every human story, full of light and shadow.""
"The remarks mark one of the clearest acknowledgments by a top Spanish official of the suffering endured by Indigenous communities in the Americas during the colonial era. 'There has also been pain - pain and injustice toward Indigenous peoples, to whom this exhibition is dedicated,' he added. 'There was injustice - it is only fair to recognise it today, and fair to regret it. Because that is also part of our shared history, and we cannot deny or forget it.'"
Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares acknowledged the pain and injustice inflicted on Indigenous peoples during the Spanish conquest of the Americas. He spoke at the opening of an exhibition of Indigenous Mexican art in Madrid and described relations between Spain and Mexico as a very human story, full of light and shadow. He said it is fair to recognise and regret past injustices, calling it part of shared history. The remark stands as one of the clearest acknowledgments by a top Spanish official of colonial-era suffering. Mexico requested an official apology in 2019 and President Claudia Sheinbaum revived that demand, linking reconciliation to acknowledgment. Mesoamerica's population when Cortes arrived was estimated at 15 to 30 million.
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