Marta Vidal

Zapatistas ‘invade’ Madrid to mark Spanish conquest anniversary

AL JAZEERA (13/8/2021) In the summer of 1521, Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes looted and destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Today, 500 years later, Mexico’s indigenous Zapatistas are holding their own “invasion” of the Spanish capital to mark the anniversary. A delegation of seven Zapatistas set out by boat from Mexico’s most eastern […]

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