La Malinche
Nahua woman who was the interpreter, advisor, and intermediary to Hernán Cortés
Marina or Malintzin, more popularly known as La Malinche, was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who 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.
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Codex Azcatitlan, Hernán Cortés and Malinche (far right), early 16th-century indigenous pictorial manuscript of the conquest of Mexico
Malinche depicted with weapons during the Battle of Tepotzotlán.
The meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma II, with Malinche acting as interpreter.
La Malinche and Hernán Cortés in the city of Xaltelolco, in a drawing from the late 16th-century codex History of Tlaxcala
Modern statue of Cortés, Malinche, and their son Martín, which was moved from a prominent place of display to an obscure one, due to protests
La Malinche, as part of the Monumento al Mestizaje in Mexico City
La Malinche, in Villa Oluta, VeracruzAbout this person
She was one of 20 enslaved women given to the Spaniards in 1519 by the natives of Tabasco. Cortés chose her as a consort, and she later gave birth to their first son, Martín - one of the first Mestizos in New Spain.