Mexico–Spain relations
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Ties between Mexico and Spain date back to the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519 and subsequent Spanish colonialism in the country which lasted until the end of the Mexican War of Independence in 1821. Formal diplomatic relations between both nations commenced in 1836 and were severed with the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. Diplomatic relations were re-established in 1977 and have continued unabated since.
Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Organization of Ibero-American States and the United Nations. Diplomatic ties between both nations are based on shared historical and cultural ties, a shared common language and stems from the Spanish Conquest and Spanish migration to Mexico.