Editing Felipe VI (section)

=== International agenda ===
[[File:Mapa mundi viajes del rey Felipe VI.png|thumb|Official visits during his reign]]
Since his proclamation as king on 19 June 2014, Felipe VI has visited, {{As of|2024|7|lc=y|bare=}}, 57 sovereign countries on four continents, in 129 official visits abroad (The number of countries includes Puerto Rico, which has the status of "[[Commonwealth of the United States]]"). The first international trip was to the [[Vatican City]] on 30 June 2014, to meet with the Pope.<ref name=":3" /> The last one was to [[Montevideo]], Uruguay, on 28 February–1 March 2025,  to attend the inauguration of [[Yamandú Orsi]] as president of Uruguay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=El Rey se reunió con el presidente electo y el saliente en Uruguay |url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2025/02/28/67c23c7421efa0dd608b458f.html |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=ELMUNDO |language=es}}</ref>

Most of his visits have been to European countries (22 countries in 71 visits), followed by American countries (19 countries in 36 visits), Asian (12 countries in 16 visits) and African (4 countries in 5 visits). He has never visited an Oceanian country as a king; as prince of Asturias, he visited Australia and New Zealand in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1990-06-23|title=Primera visita del príncipe de Asturias a Australia y Nueva Zelanda|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1990/06/23/espana/646092010_850215.html|access-date=2023-08-28|issn=1134-6582|archive-date=28 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828133222/https://elpais.com/diario/1990/06/23/espana/646092010_850215.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Ibero-America ====
[[File:01.01.2023 - Cumprimentos dos chefes de Estado e de Governo - 52622168124.jpg|thumb|King Felipe and Brazilian president [[Lula da Silva]] greeting during Da Silva's 2023 inauguration]]
Like his father did, Felipe VI has maintained an important presence and influence in the countries of Latin America, Portugal and Brazil. As King of Spain, he represents Spain in all the [[Ibero-American Summit]]s, normally calling for the "unity" of the region and the strengthening of relations with Spain and the [[European Union]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-03-25|title=Felipe VI llama a la "unidad" en Iberoamérica|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20230325/felipe-vi-llama-unidad-america-latina-ve-oportunidad-presidencia-espana-ue/2433086.shtml|access-date=2023-08-26|website=RTVE|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826075231/https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20230325/felipe-vi-llama-unidad-america-latina-ve-oportunidad-presidencia-espana-ue/2433086.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-03-26|title=La histórica relación de la Corona con Iberoamérica|url=https://www.larazon.es/espana/historica-relacion-corona-iberoamerica_20230326641f9b6f079ac900019225ab.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=La Razón|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195205/https://www.larazon.es/espana/historica-relacion-corona-iberoamerica_20230326641f9b6f079ac900019225ab.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In this sense, Spain is also the main contributor to the [[Ibero-American General Secretariat]], headquartered in Madrid. This organization is mainly financed by Spain, with more than 60 per cent of the budget as of 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-19|title=España resta importancia a que no se rebaje su cuota para financiar la SEGIB|url=https://www.lainformacion.com/espana/espana-resta-importancia-a-que-no-se-rebaje-su-cuota-para-financiar-la-segib_GSUHxL7gATlDZ6n9Xaz533/|access-date=2023-08-26|website=La Información|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826075231/https://www.lainformacion.com/espana/espana-resta-importancia-a-que-no-se-rebaje-su-cuota-para-financiar-la-segib_GSUHxL7gATlDZ6n9Xaz533/|url-status=live}}</ref> Felipe VI has attended all the summits since he ascended the throne. For the 2021 Ibero-American summit in [[Andorra la Vella]], Felipe became the first Spanish monarch to visit neighbouring [[Andorra]], a principality whose co-prince is the Spanish Bishop of Urgell.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Los copríncipes de Andorra reciben con honores a los Reyes de España|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210325/6606503/reyes-andorra-cooprincipes-visita-de-estado.html|date=2021-03-25|work=La Vanguardia|first=Mariángel|last=Alcázar|access-date=17 January 2024|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206000900/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210325/6606503/reyes-andorra-cooprincipes-visita-de-estado.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also, as he did as prince of Asturias, Felipe has kept the tradition of attending the inauguration of Latin American leaders. As of January 2024, he has attended more than 80 presidential inaugurations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-15|title=El Rey concluye su viaje a Guatemala sin poder asistir a la toma de posesión de Bernardo Arévalo|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/casa-real/rey-concluye-viaje-guatemala-poder-asistir-toma-20240115143226-nt.html|access-date=2024-02-03|website=Diario ABC|language=es|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221175226/https://www.abc.es/espana/casa-real/rey-concluye-viaje-guatemala-poder-asistir-toma-20240115143226-nt.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-14|title=Felipe VI, el firme puente de España con Iberoamérica|url=https://www.larazon.es/espana/felipe-firme-puente-espana-iberoamerica_2024011465a33a74872b82000130f612.html|access-date=2024-02-03|website=La Razón|language=es|archive-date=26 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126103428/https://www.larazon.es/espana/felipe-firme-puente-espana-iberoamerica_2024011465a33a74872b82000130f612.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===== Portugal =====
[[File:La reapertura de la frontera entre España y Portugal, Badajoz y Elvas, miércoles 1 de julio de 2020 (17).png|thumb|Relaxed talk between the heads of State and Government of Spain and Portugal in July 2020.|left]]
During the reign of Felipe VI, good relations between Spain and Portugal have continued. After his visit to the Vatican, Felipe dedicated his second foreign visit to Portugal, in July 2015.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=López|first=Virginia|date=2014-07-07|title=Felipe VI elige Portugal para su primera visita oficial porque "no podía ser de otra manera"|url=https://cadenaser.com/ser/2014/07/07/internacional/1404693921_850215.html|access-date=2023-10-08|website=Cadena SER|language=es|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172435/https://cadenaser.com/ser/2014/07/07/internacional/1404693921_850215.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There, he met with President [[Aníbal Cavaco Silva]] and Prime Minister [[Pedro Passos Coelho]], and stated that the relationship between the two countries was "not only the relationship of good neighbors, but of brother countries" and remembered that his grandfather, [[Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona]], chose Portugal to live while in exile.<ref name=":5" /> He also made it clear that he intended to keep the good relationship between the neighbor countries.<ref name=":5" />

After the election of [[Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa]] as new president of Portugal, he made his first official visit to a foreign country to Spain in March 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-17|title=El Rey Felipe recibe al presidente de Portugal en su primera visita a un país de la UE|url=https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-rey-felipe-recibe-presidente-portugal-primera-visita-pais-ue-20160317201332.html|access-date=2023-10-08|publisher=Europa Press|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172440/https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-rey-felipe-recibe-presidente-portugal-primera-visita-pais-ue-20160317201332.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The king, who had attended the inauguration of Rebelo de Sousa early that month,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-09|title=El Rey Felipe viaja hoy a Lisboa para la toma de posesión de Rebelo de Sousa|url=https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-rey-felipe-viaja-hoy-lisboa-toma-posesion-rebelo-sousa-20160309065940.html|access-date=2023-10-08|publisher=Europa Press|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172439/https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-rey-felipe-viaja-hoy-lisboa-toma-posesion-rebelo-sousa-20160309065940.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Portuguese leader, had established a very good relationship, being described as a true friendship.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Alberola|first=Miquel|date=2019-02-24|title=La gran amistad del Rey y el presidente portugués|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/politica/2019/02/23/actualidad/1550946116_783619.html|access-date=2023-10-08|issn=1134-6582|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172438/https://elpais.com/politica/2019/02/23/actualidad/1550946116_783619.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-12|title=El presidente de Portugal y Felipe VI confirman que son algo más que vecinos|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210312/6374164/presidente-portugal-reitera.html|access-date=2023-10-08|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172435/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210312/6374164/presidente-portugal-reitera.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Reencontro de amigos: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recebe realeza espanhola|url=https://www.flash.pt/atualidade/nacional/detalhe/reencontro-de-amigos-marcelo-rebelo-de-sousa-recebe-realeza-espanhola|access-date=2023-10-08|website=flash.pt|language=pt-pt|archive-date=18 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118023652/https://www.flash.pt/atualidade/nacional/detalhe/reencontro-de-amigos-marcelo-rebelo-de-sousa-recebe-realeza-espanhola|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to courtesy and institutional visits, it is very common to see both leaders in each other's countries as well as attending various events led by the other. Examples of this good relationship are the support that the Portuguese president gave to the king when the monarch was awarded with the [[World Peace & Liberty Award]] from the [[World Association of Jurists]] in 2018,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Alberola|first=Miquel|date=2019-02-21|title=El Rey: "No es admisible apelar a una supuesta democracia por encima del derecho"|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/politica/2019/02/19/actualidad/1550585655_508262.html|access-date=2023-10-08|issn=1134-6582|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172435/https://elpais.com/politica/2019/02/19/actualidad/1550585655_508262.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the private visit that Rebelo de Sousa made to Spain in 2020 to visit the [[Prado Museum]], and having a private lunch with the monarch at [[Zarzuela Palace]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-21|title=El rey almuerza con el presidente portugués en Zarzuela tras visitar el Prado|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20200721/482460598996/el-rey-almuerza-con-el-presidente-portugues-en-zarzuela-tras-visitar-el-prado.html|access-date=2023-10-08|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172436/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20200721/482460598996/el-rey-almuerza-con-el-presidente-portugues-en-zarzuela-tras-visitar-el-prado.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as in 2021, when they were seen eating on a public terrace near the Royal Palace of Madrid.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-04|title=El Rey y el presidente de Portugal almuerzan en una terraza de la plaza Oriente de Madrid|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210604/7506502/rey-presidente-portugal-comen-terraza-palacio-real-madrid.html|access-date=2023-10-08|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|archive-date=13 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172436/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210604/7506502/rey-presidente-portugal-comen-terraza-palacio-real-madrid.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===== Cuba =====
From 11 to 14 November 2019, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city of [[Havana]] by the Spanish, Felipe and Letizia made a state visit to Cuba.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Isambard Wilkinson|date=2023-08-26|title=King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Cuba in first for Spanish royal family|newspaper=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/king-felipe-and-queen-letizia-visit-cuba-in-first-for-spanish-royal-family-5hs6xg7ll|access-date=2023-08-26|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182657/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/king-felipe-and-queen-letizia-visit-cuba-in-first-for-spanish-royal-family-5hs6xg7ll|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the fifth royal visit to the island after [[Infanta Eulalia of Spain|Infanta Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera]] in 1893, [[Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938)|Infante Alfonso, Count of Covadonga]] in 1937, [[Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona]] in 1948 and [[King Juan Carlos]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-09|title=Los Borbones y su romance de más de un siglo con La Habana|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20191109/471468071023/los-borbones-y-su-romance-de-mas-de-un-siglo-con-la-habana.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182655/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20191109/471468071023/los-borbones-y-su-romance-de-mas-de-un-siglo-con-la-habana.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, King Felipe's visit was the first state visit in history.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-12|title=El Rey pisa Cuba en una histórica visita de Estado|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20191112/471541425816/reyes-visita-estado-cuba-la-habana.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182656/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20191112/471541425816/reyes-visita-estado-cuba-la-habana.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The visit was harshly criticized by the conservative opposition, as well as by the Cuban opposition and human rights associations which considered the visit a legitimization of the regime.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-12|title=Los Reyes cumplimentan con el régimen de Cuba enviados por el Gobierno en pleno pacto PSOE-Podemos|url=https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2019/11/12/5dcafb5321efa0f14a8b4620.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=ELMUNDO|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182655/https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2019/11/12/5dcafb5321efa0f14a8b4620.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Spanish monarchs, who were greeted with cheers by the Cubans,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-12|title='Viva Felipe!': Communist-run Cuba Welcomes Spanish King|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/americas_viva-felipe-communist-run-cuba-welcomes-spanish-king/6179272.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=VOA|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182657/https://www.voanews.com/a/americas_viva-felipe-communist-run-cuba-welcomes-spanish-king/6179272.html|url-status=live}}</ref> were also welcomed by Cuban president [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] and his wife, [[Lis Cuesta Peraza]]. After signing some cooperation agreements and receiving the [[Baton (military)|baton]] of the city,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-13|title=La Habana entrega al Rey el bastón de mando|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20191113/471579379235/la-habana-entrega-rey-baston-mando-giraldilla.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182655/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20191113/471579379235/la-habana-entrega-rey-baston-mando-giraldilla.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the royal couple walked through the streets of the Cuban capital and visit the most relevant monuments and buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viaje de Estado de Sus Majestades los Reyes a la República de Cuba|url=https://www.casareal.es/EN/Actividades/Paginas/actividades_viajes_detalle.aspx?data=827|access-date=2023-08-26|website=casareal.es|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202094952/https://casareal.es/EN/Actividades/Paginas/actividades_viajes_detalle.aspx?data=827|url-status=live}}</ref> The next day, King Felipe awarded [[Eusebio Leal]] with the [[Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Olivia|title=Reyes de España entregan a Leal Spengler Orden Carlos III|url=http://www.opushabana.cu/index.php/62-tribuna-del-historiador/tribuna-del-historiador/5879-reyes-de-espana-entregan-a-leal-spengler-orden-carlos-iii|access-date=2023-08-26|website=opushabana.cu|language=es-es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182656/http://www.opushabana.cu/index.php/62-tribuna-del-historiador/tribuna-del-historiador/5879-reyes-de-espana-entregan-a-leal-spengler-orden-carlos-iii|url-status=live}}</ref> a relevant Cuban historian who already held the grand crosses of the orders of [[Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise|Alfonso X, the Wise]] and [[Order of Isabella the Catholic|Isabella the Catholic]].

To conclude the trip, the monarchs traveled to [[Santiago de Cuba]] and visited the [[Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca]], where they paid homage to the fallen in the [[Cuban War of Independence]] (1895–1898) and [[Spanish–American War]] of 1898.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-14|title=Los Reyes rinden homenaje a los caídos españoles en Santiago de Cuba en 1898 al final de su viaje de Estado|url=https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-reyes-rinden-homenaje-caidos-espanoles-santiago-cuba-1898-final-viaje-estado-20191114231803.html|access-date=2023-08-26|publisher=Europa Press|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826182655/https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-reyes-rinden-homenaje-caidos-espanoles-santiago-cuba-1898-final-viaje-estado-20191114231803.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===== Mexico =====
[[File:Viaje de Estado del Rey de España a México (2015) (20).jpg|thumb|The King and Queen of Spain along with the Mexican president, [[Enrique Peña Nieto]], and his wife.]]
Felipe has had a good relationship with Mexico, coinciding in his first years of reign with president [[Enrique Peña Nieto]], who favored this relationship.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-10-19|title=El presidente Peña Nieto reafirma las buenas relaciones con España|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/economia/2013/10/19/agencias/1382144909_904327.html|access-date=2023-08-28|issn=1134-6582|archive-date=28 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828205403/https://elpais.com/economia/2013/10/19/agencias/1382144909_904327.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico and Spain strengthen ties of friendship and confirm mutual interest in promoting the Spanish language|url=http://www.gob.mx/epn/prensa/mexico-and-spain-strengthen-ties-of-friendship-and-confirm-mutual-interest-in-promoting-the-spanish-language|access-date=2023-08-28|website=gob.mx|language=es|archive-date=29 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829082908/https://www.gob.mx/epn/prensa/mexico-and-spain-strengthen-ties-of-friendship-and-confirm-mutual-interest-in-promoting-the-spanish-language|url-status=live}}</ref> Felipe made a state visit to the North American country in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-30|title=Spain's King Felipe makes historic visit to Mexico|url=https://www.euronews.com/2015/06/30/spain-s-king-felipe-makes-historic-visit-to-mexico|access-date=2023-08-26|website=euronews|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195208/https://www.euronews.com/2015/06/30/spain-s-king-felipe-makes-historic-visit-to-mexico|url-status=live}}</ref> However, things worsened with the rise to power of [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]]. López Obrador was inaugurated as Mexican president in December 2018, an inauguration attended by the King,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-30|title=El Rey llega a México para asistir a la toma de posesión de López Obrador|url=https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-rey-llega-mexico-asistir-toma-posesion-lopez-obrador-20181130060525.html|access-date=2023-08-26|publisher=Europa Press|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195205/https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-rey-llega-mexico-asistir-toma-posesion-lopez-obrador-20181130060525.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and from the beginning, the Mexican president expressed disapproval for what Spain and its companies represented.

At the beginning of 2019, the Mexican president asked Felipe VI for an apology on behalf of the Crown and Spain for the events that occurred during the [[Spanish conquest of the Americas]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-03-26|title=Mexico demands apology from Spain and the Vatican over conquest|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47701876|access-date=2023-08-26|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195205/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47701876|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Minder|first1=Raphael|last2=Malkin|first2=Elisabeth|date=2019-03-27|title=Mexican Call for Conquest Apology Ruffles Feathers in Spain. And Mexico.|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/americas/mexico-spain-apology.html|access-date=2023-08-26|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195205/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/americas/mexico-spain-apology.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Royal Household of Spain|Royal Household]] did not respond to this request, forwarding the letter from the Mexican president to the Government. In a release, the Spanish government "firmly rejected" López Obrador's arguments and encouraged both governments to "work together" to "intensify the already existing relations of friendship and cooperation".<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Javier Lafuente|author2=Lucía Abellán |date=2019-03-26|title=Madrid rejects Mexico's demand for an apology over Spanish conquest|url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/26/inenglish/1553587549_240799.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=EL PAÍS English|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195205/https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/26/inenglish/1553587549_240799.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This request for an apology and the criticism for not answering has been reiterated by the Mexican president on various occasions between 2020 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-12|title=El presidente mexicano vuelve a reclamar a España que pida perdón por el "saqueo" de la conquista|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2020/10/12/presidente-mexicano-vuelve-reclamar-espana-pida-perdon-saqueo-conquista/00031602514597549429765.htm|access-date=2023-08-26|website=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195205/https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2020/10/12/presidente-mexicano-vuelve-reclamar-espana-pida-perdon-saqueo-conquista/00031602514597549429765.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-14|title=López Obrador critica a España por no pedir perdón por la Conquista: "Les faltó humildad"|url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2021/07/14/60ef1c22fdddffd0aa8b45c9.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=ELMUNDO|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195208/https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2021/07/14/60ef1c22fdddffd0aa8b45c9.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-12-16|title=López Obrador señala ahora al Rey Felipe VI por no contestarle una carta|url=https://www.elindependiente.com/internacional/2022/12/16/lopez-obrador-senala-rey-felipe-vi-por-no-contestarle-ucarta/|access-date=2023-08-26|website=El Independiente|language=es|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826195206/https://www.elindependiente.com/internacional/2022/12/16/lopez-obrador-senala-rey-felipe-vi-por-no-contestarle-ucarta/|url-status=live}}</ref>

After this incident, neither the Royal Family nor the King's Household have spoken about the issue or intervened in any way in the relations between Spain and Mexico, leaving it in the hands of the Government.

In 2024, incoming Mexican president [[Claudia Sheinbaum]] officially banned Felipe VI from attending her inauguration on 1 October, citing his failure to respond to López Obrador's letter. In response, the Spanish government said that it would boycott the event altogether.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-09-26|title=Mexico excludes Spanish king from president's swearing-in|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240925-mexico-excludes-spanish-king-from-president-s-swearing-in|access-date=2024-09-26|publisher=France 24}}</ref>

==== Gibraltar ====
{{Main|Status of Gibraltar}}
As King of Spain, Felipe has defended the historic claim of Spain over Gibraltar. In September 2014, he addressed the [[United Nations General Assembly]] for the first time and, although he made some reference to the territorial integrity of the states, he did not directly mention Gibraltar.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-24|title=El Rey Felipe VI reafirma el compromiso de la ONU con la integridad de los Estados|url=https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2014/09/24/5422e805268e3e37618b458b.html|access-date=2023-08-27|website=ELMUNDO|language=es|archive-date=27 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827055830/https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2014/09/24/5422e805268e3e37618b458b.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two years later, in another speech at the UN General Assembly podium, the king referred to Gibraltar as the "only existing colony in European territory" and he invited the UK to "put an end to this anachronism with a agreed solution between our two countries that restores the territorial integrity of Spain and is beneficial for the population of the colony and Campo de Gibraltar".<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Miquel Alberola|author2=Marc Bassets |date=2016-09-21|title=In UN speech, Spanish king allays concerns over lack of government|url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/21/inenglish/1474443553_908677.html|access-date=2023-08-27|website=EL PAÍS English|archive-date=27 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827055833/https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/21/inenglish/1474443553_908677.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-07-11|title=Spanish royals' UK visit glosses over Brexit cracks|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40558218|access-date=2023-08-27|archive-date=27 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827055834/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40558218|url-status=live}}</ref>

The last time the King mentioned the Gibraltar dispute was on his state visit to the United Kingdom.

=====State trip to the UK=====
From 12 to 14 July 2017, the King and Queen of Spain made a state visit to the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|title=Spanish state visit 2017|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[gov.uk]]|date=12 July 2017|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120192452/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sv">{{cite news|title=The Spanish State Visit|newspaper=The Royal Family|url=https://www.royal.uk/spanish-state-visit|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[British royal family]]|date=12 July 2017|last1=Goodey|first1=Emma|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908134450/https://www.royal.uk/spanish-state-visit|url-status=live}}</ref> which had been postponed twice: the first in March 2016, due to the political crisis in Spain and the second in May 2017, due to the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|snap general election]] in Britain.

On Wednesday morning the 12th, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]], came to receive the King and Queen. From there, they proceeded to [[Horse Guards Parade]], where they were officially received by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]],<ref name="sv" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Spanish state visit 2017|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[gov.uk]]|date=12 July 2017|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120192452/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> with military honours and ordnance salutes. The hymns of the two countries were played and the King reviewed the Guard formed there. Next, they moved to Buckingham Palace where they visited the Picture Gallery. In the afternoon Felipe went to the Parliament of the United Kingdom where he addressed a few words at the joint session and held an informal meeting with the leader of the Labour opposition, [[Jeremy Corbyn]]. During his speech before parliament, he mentioned the status of Gibraltar, saying that "I am certain that this resolve to overcome our differences will be even greater in the case of Gibraltar, and I am confident that through the necessary dialogue and effort our two governments will be able to work towards arrangements that are acceptable to all involved".<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Stewart|first1=Heather|date=2017-07-12|title=King of Spain reveals hopes for new Gibraltar 'arrangements'|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/12/king-of-spain-reveals-hopes-for-new-gibraltar-arrangements|access-date=2023-08-27|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=27 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827055833/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/12/king-of-spain-reveals-hopes-for-new-gibraltar-arrangements|url-status=live}}</ref> In the evening, the State Dinner, hosted by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in honor of the King and Queen of Spain, took place in the Gala Hall of [[Buckingham Palace]].

On Thursday the 13th, there was a Spanish-British business meeting (UK-SPAIN Business Forum) at [[Mansion House, London|Mansion House]], with the presence of the Mayor of the [[City of London]], [[Andrew Parmley]], and an important business delegation from both countries. Later, the party visited [[Westminster Abbey]] accompanied by [[Prince Harry]]. There, the King made an offering at the [[Tomb of the Unknown Warrior]]. At mid-morning, they went to the [[Spanish Embassy in London]], where they received representatives of the Spanish community in the capital and where, previously, they had held a brief meeting with the families of Ignacio Echeverría and Aysha Frade, murdered in the terrorist attacks in London. Later, the King visited [[10 Downing Street]], where he had a working lunch with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, [[Theresa May]], in which they discussed matters of bilateral interest. Thursday's day was completed with a gala dinner offered by the Mayor of London in honor of the King and Queen, at [[Guildhall]].

On Friday the 14th, Felipe and Letizia were officially bid farewell by Elizabeth and Philip, at the gates of Buckingham Palace. Subsequently, Felipe and Letizia moved to the [[Francis Crick Institute]], a biomedical research center that houses the largest individual biomedical laboratory in Europe.<ref>{{cite news|title=The King and Queen of Spain visit the Francis Crick Institute|url=https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-the-king-and-queen-of-spain-visit-the-francis-crick-institute|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[Francis Crick Institute]]|date=17 July 2017|archive-date=27 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027114620/https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-the-king-and-queen-of-spain-visit-the-francis-crick-institute|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Francis Crick Institute Welcomes the King and Queen of Spain|url=https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/francis-crick-institute/francis-crick-institute-welcomes-the-king-and-queen-of-spain/43612|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[International Labmate Ltd]]|date=10 August 2017|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007224007/https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/francis-crick-institute/francis-crick-institute-welcomes-the-king-and-queen-of-spain/43612|url-status=live}}</ref> Later they went to Oxford to visit the Weston Library, where they were shown a manuscript of the Codex Mendoza, they saw a copy of a Ptolemy, with the coat of arms of the Catholic Monarchs and an original copy of a first edition of ''Don Quixote''.<ref>{{cite news|title=King and Queen of Spain visit Oxford|url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-king-and-queen-spain-visit-oxford|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[University of Oxford]]|date=14 July 2017|archive-date=22 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022135530/https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-king-and-queen-spain-visit-oxford|url-status=live}}</ref> At noon, Oxford University hosted a luncheon in his honour. To conclude, they held a meeting at Exeter College with representatives of the university's academic community, including professors, postgraduate students and doctoral students linked to Spain.