Overview
- Organizers announced the 2026 Paseo del Pendón was cancelled, citing a climate of polarization and attempts by outside actors to appropriate the project.
- News reports showed promotion by far‑right groups including the Unión Nacional Sinarquista and the Círculo Tradicionalista Celedonio de Jarauta, which framed the event in pro‑Conquest and monarchist terms.
- Promotional materials used logos from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Fundación UNAM and INAH without authorization, and those institutions publicly disavowed involvement and asked for their images to be removed.
- The Autoridad del Centro Histórico said it received no permit or formal notification for the procession and removed its social posts about the event pending clarification.
- Historically the Paseo del Pendón was a Viceroyalty civic festival marking the 1521 Conquest, recent revivals since 2021 have been small, and the dispute has intensified debate over how Mexico City remembers colonial history and manages public space.