Malintzin was a Native American woman who helped Hernando Cortez.She served as Hernando Cortez's translator.
Malintzin (Malinche, La Malinche, Dona Marina) married Juan Jaramillo, a lieutenant of Cortez.
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They see her as a traitor becauseshe betray them
When and how she died and where she was buried is unknown, but her husband, Juan Jaramillo, claimed she had died of small pox.
Malintzin was a respectful name given by the indigenous people for the indigenous interpreter for Cortez during the conquest of Mexico. She was also known by them as Malinche. The name came to be used for Cortez and eventually even for his men. "La Malinche" is how the people called her when they meant her alone. The suffix "tzin" was added to show respect.
Malinalli Tenépatl, known also as Malintzin, Malinali or Doña Marina.
La Malinche, known also as Malinalli, Malintzin or Dona Marina, was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast. She was a confident of Hernan Cortez and his mistress by whom she had a son, Martin.
La Malinche, known also as Malinalli, Malintzin or Dona Marina, was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast. She was a confident of Hernan Cortez and his mistress by whom she had a son, Martin.
He had two: Martin Cortes (1523?-1595) first but illegitimate son between Cortes and the Malintzin (Malinalli Tenepatl). Martin Cortes Zuñiga (1533-1589) only and legitimate son between Cortes and Juana de Zuñiga.
Superior technology: muskets, cannons, horses and iron plate armor against spears and wood clubs.Chicanery: Pizarro used the Incan civil war to his advantage; Cortes had the Malintzin to work for him as translator and adviser against the Aztecs.Disease: all Europeans brought with them smallpox, and none of the Native Americans had immunity against such disease, resulting in a dramatic loss of life (up to 95% of the continental population, by some accounts).