What is La Malinche?
{{Infobox person | name = Marina | image = MOM D093 Donna Marina (La Malinche).jpg | alt = | caption = Malintzin, in an engraving dated 1885. | other_names = Malintzin, La Malinche | birth_name = | birth_date = {{circa}} 1500 | birth_place = | death_date = before February {{death year and age|1529|1500}} | death_place = | nationality = | occupation = [[Interpreter]], [[advisor]], [[intermediary]] | years_active = | known_for = Role in the [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]] | notable_works = | spouse = Juan Jaramillo | children = [[Martín Cortés (son of Malinche)|Martín Cortés]]<br />María }} '''La Malinche''' (1500-1550) or '''Malintzin''' or '''Marina''' was an [[Native American|American Indian]] woman from the Mexican [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatan Peninsula]]. In 1519, [[Hernán Cortés]] chose her as a slave with 19 other women. She became the direct helper and translator for Cortés. She knew both Mayan and [[Nahuatl]] of the region and learned Spanish. She was important in negotiations. With Malinche, Cortés could interpret the language of the Aztecs. Malinche was eventually baptized as Doña Marina. Cortés used Malinche to find the weaknesses of the [[Aztecs]] and to destroy them. This included the fall of [[Tenochtitlan|Tenochtitlán]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Purcell|first=Ryan|title=Life Story: Malitzen (La Malinche)|url=https://wams.nyhistory.org/early-encounters/spanish-colonies/malitzen/|access-date=2022-07-30|website=Women & the American Story|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The American Pageant: Volume 1 to 1877|last=Kennedy|first=David|publisher=Wadsworth Cengage Learning|year=2010|pages=13}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:1500 births]] [[Category:1550 deaths]] [[Category:16th century in Spain]] [[Category:Colonialism]] [[Category:Native American people]]