Editing Felipe VI (section)

===== 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>