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Malinche was a translator between Hernando Cortez and the Aztecs. Born to a well ranked family, she was eventually sold into the slave market. While in or near Tenochtitlan, she was given as a gift to the spaniard army. She knew multiple Mayan languages along with her native tounge, Nahuatl. With the help of a Spanish priest who had learned Mayan as a prisoner, she learned Spanish as well. However, her relationship with Cortez was not only political. She became his love and mistress and bore his first son, Don Martin Cortez. She was considered a great help to the spanish but to some of her people, she was a traitor. She was born in approxamately 1496 and died approxamately 1529.
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When was Malinche Entertainment created?
Malinche Entertainment was created in 2002.
Why is malinche important?
Malinche was important because she was a born Aztec who worked as a guide, translator and mistress to Hernan Cortes
What is a Malinche?
A bad song or daugter
How did la malinche die?
by cortes
What year was Malinche born?
1496 (approx)
Where was La Malinche born?
she was born in mexico
What is the name of Malinche's house in Coyoacán Mexico?
La Casa Roja or La Casa Colorada (Spanish for the Red House) is the name of La Malinche's house.
Who is also known as Dona Marina?
La Malinche
What was the father of La Malinche's baby?
Hernando Cortez
Female Indian slave who served as interpreter for Cortes?
Malinche
What 3 languages did Malinche speak?
Nahuatl, Mayan, spanish
What was the name of the Indian girl who helped cortez?
Her name was La Malinche.
