López Obrador and his letter to the King of Spain: "I feel happy"

The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Today, at a press conference, he reiterated that the Mexican government would not disclose the letters sent to Spain, Felipe VI, and to Pope Francisco, where he asks them to apologize to the indigenous peoples for the abuses committed during the conquest and the colony.

"We want to have very good relations with all the governments of the world and we will defend our ideals without extravagance, without importancenow that the letter has raised controversy, we are acting with caution, "said López Obrador.

He added that he feels "happy" for the controversy that sparked the question, because an important debate has started for the country.

"We will not make known the letter to wait for things to be done, it was good, I will not stop saying it, I am even happy because an important debate has been woken up, History is important, historical memory, it is important to know where we come from to know where we are going … and we have already achieved this goal. "

The Mexican president stressed that it was "a very good controversy as long as it unfolds in respect", however, racism and clbadism have come out of society.

"This debate and its advocacy were so important thatwho went to what was there in the basement, the underground currents, came out for racism that sometimes they say we are not racist, we are not clbadists, we are Republicans and it is not like that, conservatism is there.

"This is part of what public life should look like, it has not happened in a long time", he finished.

López Obrador, insisted yesterday that asking forgiveness will bring reconciliation.

It is to apologize, to ask for forgiveness in order to be united and to reconcile, that is the approach or is it too much to ask? "he said.

The letters were sent to the King of Spain and Pope Francis on March 1, but it was not until Monday that the information concerning the sending of these letters was revealed. causing a series of favorable and unfavorable statements from politicians, academics, historians and writers in Mexico and Spain.

In a statement, the Spanish Government replied that "the arrival, five hundred years ago, of the Spaniards on the present Mexican lands can not be judged in the light of the contemporary considerations".

The Vatican, For its part, did not give an answer on this subject, although he has ruled out a new visit of Pope Francis to our country.