Politicizing History: Sheinbaum vs. Ayuso
Last week, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, traveled to Mexico at the invitation of local authorities and participated in various public events. As is usual for her, and as was foreseeable, much of her speech revolved around a vindication of Hernán Cortés, the Conquest, and the brotherhood between Spaniards and Mexicans. The response from the president of Mexico was almost immediate and quite hostile, as it is well known that her perspective on the shared history of both countries is different and highly critical of the phenomena that Ayuso praises. The tension escalated, there were some incidents, and finally, the regional president of Madrid canceled her visit and returned to Spain.
