Malinche biography
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Malinche biography
La Malinche
A Nahua Indian woman; translator, mediator, adviser and concubine of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes Country: Mexico |
Content:
- Malintzin: The Enigma of an Aztec Icon
- Arrival with the Spaniards
- Role as Interpreter and Diplomat
- Love Affair with Cortés
- Later Life and Legacy
- The Enigma of Malintzin
Malintzin: The Enigma of an Aztec Icon
Birth and Early LifeMalintzin (1496-1505) was a Nahua woman whose life and legacy would forever be intertwined with the fate of Mexico.
Born as Malinali or Malinal, her father's untimely demise forced her mother to remarry and give birth to a son. Malintzin, now deemed expendable, was sold to Mayan slave traders and taken to the trading hub of Xicalango.
Arrival with the Spaniards
In 1519, Malintzin became one of 20 enslaved women gifted to Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, a Spanish chronicler, described her as beautiful and compassionate, standing out among the other captives.