According to El Mundo, the mayor of the city, Valentin Poza, expressed concern about the "unhappy" news from Mexico.
“We would like most of all to respect the desire of the Spanish conquistador and leave his remains to rest on the American continent,” he wrote.
However, according to the mayor, the remains in Mexico can be desecrated, so it would be preferable to move them to his hometown of Medellin.
The letter was timed to coincide with the Day of the Spanish Nation, which is celebrated on October 12 - the day of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
Earlier, the authorities of the capital of Mexico announced that the statue of Christopher Columbus in Mexico City will be replaced with a statue of a woman from the Olmec people.