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Marina or Malintzin ([maˈlintsin]; c. 1500 – c. 1529), more popularly known as La Malinche ([la maˈlintʃe]), a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, became known for contributing to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521), by acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. [1]
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the Spanish Empire. Taking place between 1519 and 1521, this event saw the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés , and his small army of European soldiers and numerous indigenous allies ...
The "Tlaxcala Calendar", a largely pictorial section, with both Spanish and Nahuatl captions. The "Tlaxcala Codex" a largely pictorial section, with both Spanish and Nahuatl captions. Another key source for Tlaxcalan history is the Lienzo de Tlaxcala , a colonial-era pictorial codex, produced in the second half of the sixteenth century.
Speaking both Maya and Spanish, he and La Malinche, who could speak Maya and Nahuatl, translated for Cortés during the conquest of the Aztec Empire. His usefulness in that capacity ended once La Malinche had learned Spanish and was able to translate directly from Nahuatl. At this point, La Malinche became the primary interpreter for Hernán ...
Codex Azcatitlan, Hernán Cortés and Malinche (far right), early 16th-century indigenous pictorial manuscript of the conquest of Mexico. Malinchism (Spanish: malinchismo) is a Spanish term used primarily in Mexico to refer to excessive admiration for the people, culture, ideas, behaviors, and lifestyle of the United States, Europe and other foreign countries over those native to México. [1]
Malinche, un musical de Nacho Cano (or Malinche) is a Spanish-language stage musical, based on the life of the Nahuan slave known as La Malinche. [1] It premiered at the IFEMA Fairground in Madrid in 2022, [2] [3] [4] and will be produced in Mexico featuring a Mexican cast. [5] [6] An English-language production has also been performed by the ...
La Malinche, also known as Matlalcueye or Malintzin, is an inactive volcano (dormant for the last 3,100 years) located in the states of Tlaxcala and Puebla in Mexico. Officially, its summit reaches 4,461 metres (14,636 ft) above sea level, though it is generally considered to be closer to 4,440 metres (14,567 ft), using GPS measurements. [ 3 ]
La Malinche's role in Chicana literature. Certain contemporary Chicana writers have taken on La Malinche, re-writing her story as one of a woman who had little choice in her role as Cortés's interpreter (she was sold to him as a slave), and who served as a "mediator between the Spanish and indigenous peoples."