Hernán Cortés is one of the great figures in the conquest of America. For some –especially the conquerors– he is responsible for the liberation of indigenous peoples, and for others –especially the indigenous– one of the architects of the genocide in the New Continent. And lately, he has become the figure that justifies a dialectical war between Mexico and the PP. Until now, it was the Madrid president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who had raised Cortés's flag against the criticisms of the Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. Now another regional president of the Popular Party is also joining her: María Guardiola has decided to bring Hernán Cortés back to his hometown, Medellín (Badajoz), with the help of one of Ayuso's usual partners, the musician Nacho Cano.A few days ago, the president of Extremadura announced that she is launching the new International Institute of Mestizaje, named Extremestiza, a brand that the regional government has promoted to highlight the cultural, human, and economic ties with the Ibero-American community. According to Guardiola, her government's intention is to make Extremadura "an international reference in the study and dissemination of mestizaje and a bridge between America and Europe." Next to her, Cano did not mince words when praising the initiative and defending the figure of the conqueror to the hilt, openly criticizing their "demonization": "Mexico exists because there is Cortés," said the former Mecano member, who launched another barb at the Mexican president. "Ms. Sheinbaum, I respect you and have never spoken ill of you. Please, apologize to Ms. Ayuso, because we in Spain have never treated a Mexican president so badly," she said, referring to the tensions arising from the recent institutional visit of the Madrid president to Mexico.recent institutional visit of the Madrid president to Mexico.Guardiola also took advantage of this to make a strong defense of Hernán Cortés, assuring that many "falsehoods" have been poured over his historical figure. "Neither America nor Mexico would be what they are today without his mark and his legacy," he said, and he branded the criticisms surrounding the figure of the conqueror as "sensationalism and excuses.

The most serene Isabel Díaz Ayuso has said some words that painfully challenge us. She said them after the Mexican government –incomprehensibly– failed to understand her fervent praise for Hernán Cortés. "We had to disappear. We were in danger," she murmured, on her return to the capital of the motherland.

Since his rise to fame with Mecano, Nacho Cano (Madrid, 1963) has revealed himself as an artist as versatile as he is extravagant: the composer of one of the most important bands of the Movida unilaterally broke with his brother and Ana Torroja, the other two members of the group, and went to Miami frequented by the jet setSince then, he has pursued this line of business in parallel with what is now his main activity: creating musicals. The premiere of the show Malinche put Cano in the eye of the storm when he received an avalanche of complaints from Mexican interns for alleged human trafficking and ended up arrested and booked at the police station. Behind this case, now closed, the artist sees a supposed black hand that, in his opinion, punishes him for harming one of his closest friends: Isabel Díaz Ayuso.

On Tuesday, Pablo Motos interviewed Nacho Cano in The Anthill to promote his show. But it wasn't exactly the musical side of things that interested the host. Aware of the artist's ideologically delusional trajectory, he wanted him to talk about political issues. Furthermore, the Mecano member knew perfectly well that with the plush ants he'd find the perfect environment to unleash his conspiracy theories, and he already entered the set with a mysterious book under his arm. The show has become just that: a hotbed of characters unleashing their reactionary side against Pedro Sánchez. The Anthill It serves Motos to enhance this idea of a community oppressed by the absurdity woke.