Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, writer, academic, and wife of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recently visited the Spanish Embassy in Mexico to begin the process of applying for Spanish citizenship, according to diplomatic sources.
News of the visit was made public through a post from journalist Salvador García Soto, contributor to El Universal and host at El Heraldo Radio, that read:
“Sources from the Spanish Embassy in our country confirm that Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, wife of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was at the embassy yesterday at 10:30 a.m. to apply for Spanish nationality.”
Gutiérrez Müller has yet to comment on the matter, but the decision has triggered significant reactions both online and in political circles, largely due to the contrast with her public stance during her husband’s administration.
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What about the apology?
Gutiérrez Müller played a visible role in urging the Spanish government to issue a formal apology for the abuses of the colonial era.
In March 2019, she and then-president López Obrador recorded a message in Comalcalco, Tabasco, calling on King Felipe VI to acknowledge and apologize for the treatment of indigenous peoples during the conquest. The move was praised amongst López Obrador’s supporters, but strained diplomatic ties between the two nations.
Now, five years later, Gutiérrez Müller’s request for Spanish citizenship strikes many as a contradiction. The same figure who once championed national dignity now seeks a European passport.
