The Venezuelan government reiterated this Saturday, on the occasion of Indigenous Resistance Day, that Spain ‘should apologize every day’ for the ‘genocide’ it committed in the 15th century against the American peoples, including those of Venezuela.
“The so-called Kingdom of Spain should ask for forgiveness every day, (…) today there is a campaign in the streets of Madrid to denounce the abuses, the crime, the looting, the genocide against the people American It’s “Imperialist arrogance, it’s imperialist evil, the arrogance that guides them. We, with our humility, are driving them out of here,” the Interior Minister said. Diosdado Hair.
During an event organized on the occasion of the 532nd anniversary of the “indigenous resistance”, broadcast by the state channel VTV, the official pointed out that in the 15th century, “supremacists” went to America to “put end to a people who lived in peace, in harmony, in community” and that “they did not need to be discovered by anyone.
“532 years later, We claim the courage of indigenous peoplesnot only from Venezuela, but also from America. “Just as we expel them, we will expel them from any attempt against our country, (…) let the world know that whatever happens, we will win,” added the minister, who chaired the event organized at the National Pantheon of Caracas, where the remains of the liberator Simón Bolívar rest.
This Saturday, the executive of Nicolas Maduro, through a statement, urged to “keep alive” the history of indigenous “struggle and resistance” in the face of “the most ferocious aggression known to humanity”, and to promote “channels for effective recognition”, justice and reparation for these crimes against humanity.
President Nicolás Maduro criticized last Wednesday the fact that Spain celebrates October 12 as a public holiday because – he expressed – this date represents for America the beginning of “genocide, extermination, slavery, colonialism.
This week, the Chavismo-controlled Parliament urged the Spanish government to abolish the monarchy, viewing it as an institution linked to corruption and an “expression of the extreme right,” and urged Maduro to sever diplomatic ties. , consular and commercial with the European Union. country. The ruling party plans to mobilize this Saturday to commemorate Indigenous Resistance Day.
