![]() ![]() Moctezuma would live his last days as a hostage in his own city. Let’s see how people react.”Ī woman passes a mural commemorating the meeting of Cortes, on horseback at right, and the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II, left. ![]() “This is about backing his enemies into a corner, where he assumes they will back Spain,” said Federico Estevez, a political-science professor at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico. The letters wrong-footed AMLO’s opponents, according to observers, as their criticism ended up defending Spain at the expense of Mexico. Spain rejected the call, saying “the arrival of the Spanish on Mexican soil 500 years ago cannot be judged in the light of contemporary considerations.” Pope Francis previously apologized while visiting Bolivia in 2015 for “not only for the offence of the church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America.” “The so-called conquest was waged with the sword and the cross,” he said in 2019 after sending the letters. He sent letters to the Spanish crown and Pope Francis, asking them to plead forgiveness. Lopez Obrador, commonly called “AMLO,” has also fanned the flames of controversy in recent years. He also proposed apologizing to the Yaqui and Maya peoples for atrocities committed by the independent Mexico.īut Mr. In May, he offered an apology for the massacre of 303 Chinese residents of Torreon during the revolution in 1911. Nationally, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared 2021 the “Year of Independence and the Greatness of Mexico,” with plans to mark the 200th anniversary of Independence from Spain and the Tenochtitlan 500th anniversary. It’s reconstructing a model of the Templo Mayor, or Great Temple, in the central Zocalo plaza, near where it originally stood. The Mexico City government is promoting remembrance. Eduardo Verdugo/The Associated Press, Toya Sarno Jordan/Reuters Aztec pride at the Zocalo: At top, a display at the represents moon goddess Coyolxauhqui, and at bottom, workers assemble a model of the Templo Mayor (Great Temple) pyramid. ![]()
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