The descendant of Moctezuma asked AMLO not to use the figure of the Aztec emperor for political purposes

The controversy triggered by the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, asking King Philip VI by a letter asking for forgiveness for the abuses committed during the Spanish conquestFive centuries ago, it is not over.

Now, they are the descendants of Moctezuma, the Aztec emperor, who criticizes the Mexican president, saying that there is no point in apologizing for something that happened five centuries ago, besides the fact that it was not possible to say anything about it. they do not want their ancestors are used for political purposes.

In the draft letter that was sent to the monarch and which was presented in the Mexican media, López Obrador emphasized that the conquest had been a process "extremely violent, painful and transgressive, began as an act of personal will against the indications and legal frameworks of the kingdom of Castile and that the conquest was carried out by countless crimes and abuses ".

In addition to being widely criticized by different sectors, the Spanish government responded that there would be no such excuses. The Vatican directed a similar request and the answer was that Pope Francis had already apologized for the abuses committed for the Catholic Church against indigenous communities that have been evangelized.

Juan Jose Marcilla of Teruel-Moctezuma, current holder of the title of Spanish nobility of the Duchy of Moctezuma created by Queen Elizabeth II on October 11, 1865 in favor of Antonio María Moctezuma-Marcilla of Teruel y Navarro, said the Spanish newspaper ABC that one of the things that surprises you about the demand for AMLO is that there is no Aztec bloodAs you know, his maternal grandfather, José Obrador Revueltas, arrived in Mexico from Spain in 1917 and settled in Macuspana, Tabasco, where López Obrador's mother was born. .

"It's really a shame for me that use the figure of my ancestor for political purposes. It makes no sense to ask the king to apologize for something that happened five centuries ago. says someone who has Aztec blood to someone who does not know it, "said to the publication the Duke and representative of a lineage of Mexican emperors.

He felt that the most astonishing message from López Obrador's message was that he was not asking for an apology from the affected indigenous communities, but "in the Creole tradition" insists that all Mexicans, including he, descend from Castilian surnames and a Catalan grandfather exiled in the early twentieth century.

"All this during the indigenous population is still suffocated to face the challenges of modern Mexico. During the period of independence, New Spain retained at least 50% of the indigenous population and 20% of the Métis population. This figure has not stopped decreasing since the departure of the conquistadores: only 23% of Mexicans consider themselves as indigenous or descendants of indigenous peoples, according to an interracial survey conducted in 2015, "the newspaper reported.

"In Mexico, they have taken the habit of treating more the dead Indians than living. That's the problem, "he said. descending from Moctezuma.

In his opinion, the living conditions of the indigenous population worsened with the departure of the Spaniards, who granted legal protection including access to education and an integration plan.