Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, questioned President Claudia Sheinbaum about the Huei Tzompantli archaeological site during a speech in the Madrid Assembly. The Spanish official referred to the plot at República de Guatemala 24 in the historic center of the Mexican capital.
Díaz Ayuso asked Sheinbaum and Mexicans to explain what lies underground at that spot near the Zócalo. She stated that the site preserves part of the history prior to the mestizaje between Spain and Mexico, which she defended as the shared truth.
The Madrid official also questioned why the site is not open to the public. She accused left-wing groups of twisting Spain's history and suggested that apologies might be needed for lies and grievances.
The Huei Tzompantli, discovered between 2015 and 2017 by INAH archaeologists, is a ceremonial platform from stages VI and VII of the Templo Mayor. It contains a tower of human skulls from sacrificed men, women and children, with more than 650 remains identified so far.
