The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Ayuso, has stirred controversy during her visit to Mexico, where she praised the Spanish “conquistador” Hernan Cortes. Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, pretended not to know her name in a press conference. However, what lies behind Ayuso’s trip to Mexico extends further than a diplomatic incident. It’s the crystallization, in the Spanish context, of the global clash between right and left, progressives and conservatives, or, if you wish, globalists and sovereigntists. Spanish President Pedro Sanchez has taken a deliberate stance against many policies associated with the global conservative movement led by the Trump administration. His government has repeatedly condemned—and named —the Israeli genocide in Gaza. It has recognized the state of Palestine. It has called for a review of the EU cooperation agreement with Israel and has boycotted its participation in the European music festival, Eurovision. Sanchez spoke against U.S.…