Venezuela to seek reparations from Spain’s colonialism

Tuesday, October 15th 2024 – 21:25 UTC Full article Maduro used his broadcast show to target Spain’s colonialism in the past as well as Elon Musk’s 21st Century activities Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said his country would be seeking reparations from Spain for what happened during the colonialism years. In the Chavista leader’s view, the European kingdom has never “asked for forgiveness” and instead took shelter “in the ideology of negationism.” In the case of Spain, Venezuela’s approach targeting the looting, plundering, and slavery against the country’s native peoples replicates the stance of Mexico’s government under newly inaugurated President Claudia Scheinbaum and her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). It also follows in on the process undertaken by various Caribbean countries against Britain, The Netherlands, or France. During his “Con Maduro +” broadcast show, the controversial Bolivarian leader outlined his position and congratulated the Caribbean countries for their move. He then insisted that Venezuela’s initiative would trigger other nations to adopt similar measures. ”532 years ago there was a process of resistance against colonialism and slavery, which left Nazism and fascism as a legacy (…) None of them have asked for forgiveness, they take refuge in the ideology of negationism...