Find books like malinche from the worlds largest community of readers. Cortes took over yucatan by winning a battle against the people of tabasco. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Malinche, mistress and interpreter to hernan cortes thoughtco. Malinche was an invaluable asset for cortes, as she not only translated but also helped him understand local cultures and politics. Without a doubt, the most famous essay ever written about mexicanidad is octavio pazs the labyrinth of solitude, which first appeared in the influential journal cuadernos americanos in 1950. He knew a lot about the maya, who owned this section of land. According to the historian camilla townsend, the vocative suffix e is. Marina mexican native american princess britannica. Many modern mexicans see malinche as a great traitor who betrayed her native cultures to the bloodthirsty spanish invaders. Malinche was an interpreter and mistress to hernan cortes.
She has been known as the mother of mexico, and even mexicos eve the son she had with spanish. Malinche 2006 premios american bookseller book of the. Malinches story can be interpreted in different ways. Hernan cortes simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Many mexican texts and images speak to these conflicted understandings. What isnt in question, though, is the key role that this amazing woman played in the conquest and the genesis of america as its known today. Malinche s story can be interpreted in different ways.