Almeida, proud of the conquest of America, does not want Muslims to “ask for forgiveness” for invading Spain in 711

MADRID, 1 (EUROPA PRESS)

The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, this Friday was “proud” of the discovery and conquest of America, something that has made “500 years later” a united Ibero-American region and has indicated that he, for example He will not ask Muslims to apologize for invading Spain in 711.

“I am very proud to belong to a nation like Spain that was able in 1492 to discover another continent, and proud that more than 500 years later we have an Ibero-American region in which we are united by a culture, language, traditions and a relationship of brotherhood. aside from the political ups and downs “, Almeida said in statements to journalists before the celebration of the XVIII Architecture Week.

At this point, Almeida has recognized that there may be “chiaroscuro” in history, but it seems a “mistake” to analyze them now. In his opinion, what happened in the fifteenth or sixteenth century cannot be analyzed and he has argued that the conquest of America was “a feat, an epic that served to create brotherhood relations between 23 nations.”

“All those who denounce what they call genocide are the same ones who, however, defend the entry of Muslims into Spain in 711. They criticize that there was reconquest, it seems fatal to them that we did it with respect to the Muslim invasion. I am not going to tell Muslims that they have to apologize to us for entering 711, for invading us or for committing atrocities that I am sure were also committed in the discovery of America, “he stated.

Thus, the councilor has insisted that he feels “proud” of the conquest of America and considers that a “more positive than negative balance” of the conquest of America should be made. For this reason, Almeida has urged to look “positively and towards the future” and, in addition, agrees with the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, that the indigenous movement as the claim of roots is not open to criticism, but it is “yes. it is manipulated by communist and populist regimes. “

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