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La Malinche

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Who was Malinche?

 

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Amparo Ochoa y Gabino Palomares - La Maldición de Malinche

 

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La Malinche

 

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Feu! Chatterton - La Malinche - Acoustic [ Live in Paris ]

 

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'Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche' Documents Long Legacy Of Enslaved Woman At Denv

La Malinche, known also as Malinalli [maliˈnalːi], Malintzin [maˈlintsin] or Doña Marina [ˈdoɲa maˈɾina], was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés. She was one of 20 women slaves given to the Spaniards by the natives of Tabasco in 1519. Later, she gave birth to Cortés's first son, Martín, who is considered one of the first Mestizos.