Links and sources
Letter published by the government of Mexico : https :// www . gob . mx / presidencia / documentos / carta-del-presidente-andres-manuel-lopezobrador-a-felipe-vi-rey-de-espana
Response from the government of Spain : https :// www . exteriores . gob . es / fr / Comunicacion / Comunicados / Paginas / 2019 _ COMUNICADOS / 2 0190325 _ COMU062 . aspx
Press release about the apologies from the Vatican : https :// www . publico . es / sociedad / papafrancisco-pide-perdon-mexico-pecados-conquista . html
Other links to press about the controversy :
Declarations by the former president Aznar : https :// elpais . com / espana / 2021-09-30 / aznarse-burla-de-la-peticion-de-lopez-obrador-para-que-espana-se-disculpe-a-los-indigenasel-como-se-llama-andres-por-la-parte-azteca-manuel-por-la-maya . html Podemos ’ stance in favour of the apologies : https :// www . elindependiente . com / politica / 2019 / 03 / 26 / podemos-se-posiciona-mexicodefiende-rey-pida-disculpas-la-conquista-america / La mayoría de mexicanos exige que España pida perdón por la conquista : https :// www . eldiario . es / internacional / mayoria-mexicanos-exige-espana-pida-perdonconquista _ 1 _ 10069741 . html
2 . Declaration by the Parliament of Catalonia on colonialism and slavery .
Name of the initiative
Year Participants Status
Political declaration on Catalan participation in colonialism and the slave trade |
2019 |
Parliament of Catalonia |
Approved |
Description |
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Following López Obrador ’ s letter , the Parliament of Catalonia approved a declaration on Catalan participation in colonialism and the slave trade . The resolution recognised the facts and publicly apologised , and also urged the government of Spain to proceed in a similar manner .
The declaration included the need to assess reparations and to study the impact of this activity on the present . The declaration was approved with 72 votes in favour , 26 against and 17 abstentions .
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