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Malinche

In November of 2018, there was a television series that was launched about La Malinche and her life on Canal Once. All five episodes put together cover the time frame from the time that La Malinche met Cortes to the time she had Hernan Cortes’ son. The film shows why the topic of La Malinche being a traitor or a victim is very controversial.

Malinche

En Noviembre del 2018, se lanzó una serie de televisión sobre La Malinche y su vida en ‘Canal Once’. Los cinco episodios juntos cubren el período de tiempo desde que La Malinche conoció a Cortés hasta el momento en que tuvo al hijo de Hernán Cortés. La película muestra por qué el tema de La Malinche ‘como traidor o víctima’ es muy controvertido.

https://youtu.be/UcVXHyrzt6w

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A Change of heart for La Malinche

It was not until the year 1960 when people started seeing La Malinche in a new light. People started to realize that La Malinche was not just the translator of Hernan Cortes. Before she was sold off by a Maya Chief, she had already been sold off by her own Aztec people. She had already experienced a history of not being wanted and being enslaved and raped. She helped Hernan Cortes and received a life that her family would have never given her.

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Traditional Mexican dance mask representing La Malinche. (Courtesy of the National Museum of Natural History)

The mask shown above was made in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. It is a traditional Mexican dance mask which people use to tell stories. This mask specifically depicts the face of La Malinche. It is tradition that a man wears this mask in a traditional dance to represent La Malinche. 

This mask was collected by Donald Cordry who lived from 1907-1978. The second picture depicts one of Donald Cordry’s books which describes the techniques used to make these dance masks.

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Aztec Conquest

From 1518-1521, Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez and his army brought down the mighty Aztec Empire with the help of translator La Malinche AKA Dona Marina.By bringing the Aztec Empire under the ruleof Spain, he set events in motion which would result in the modern day Nation of Mexico.

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La Maldicion de Malinche - Conquista de Mexico

This is a song about the life of La Malinche and many natives have strong words to say about how they feel.

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Could you blame her?

La Malinche is usually seen in one of two ways by people. Some consider her to be a hero, while others consider her a traitor to her own people. As discussed in a previous post, she was sold by her own people. Could you blame her for ‘being a traitor’ and for helping Cortes conquer Mexico. She in a way felt some type of power being able to help translate for Cortes, something she lost when she was given to Cortes along with 19 other women.

¿Podrías culparla?

La Malinche es generalmente vista en una de dos maneras por la gente. Algunos la consideran una héroe, mientras que otros la consideran una traidora de su propia gente. Como se discutió en un post anterior, fue vendida por su propia gente ¿Podría culparla por "ser una traidora" y por ayudar a Cortés a conquistar México? En cierto modo, sentía que algún tipo de poder podía ayudar a traducir para Cortés, algo que perdió cuando se la entregó a Cortés junto con otras 19 mujeres    FIX

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A Gift to Hernan Cortes

La Malinche was among the 19 other young women given as a slave to Hernan Cortes by the Chontal Maya of Potonchan as a present to seal the peace, after the Spaniards defeated them in battle. At this time she was in her late teens or early twenties.

Un regalo para Hernan Cortes

La Malinche fue una de las otras 19 mujeres jóvenes entregadas como esclavas a Hernán Cortés por los Chontal Maya de Potonchán como regalo para sellar la paz, después de que los españoles los derrotaran en la batalla. En este momento ella estaba en su adolescencia o principios de los veinte años.

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La Malinche was sold to..

Since Malinche was sold to many ownerships that forced her to learn several languages, amongst them the Maya-yucateca and Nahuatl. During that time she befriended Jeronimo de Aguilar; a spanish priest who was kept as a prisoner for the Mayas for eight years, who also taught her spanish. Her knowledge of the language would come in handy in the future.

La Malinche fue vendida a ...

Ya que Malinche fue vendida a muchos propietarios que la obligaron a aprender varios idiomas, entre ellos el Maya-Yucateco y el Náhuatl. Durante ese tiempo se hizo amiga de Jerónimo de Aguilar; un sacerdote Español que estuvo prisionero de los mayas durante ocho años, y que también le enseñó Español. Su conocimiento del idioma sería útil en el futuro.

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**There has been a long dispute whether she has been wrongfully accused as a traitor or not.

Let’s talk about her life and story 

La Malinche also known as Malinalli, Malintzin or Dona Marina was born sometime between 1496 and 1501 in the region between the Aztec-ruled Valley of Mexico and the Maya states of the Yucatan Peninsula. According to Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a conquistador who took part in the conquest of Mexico, “She La Malinche was born a ruler-her parents had the dominion of a township called Painala, which was lying about twenty-four miles from the town of Guacasalco.” When she was younger her father died and her mother remarried. The new marriage produced a son, “and to whom, after their parents’ death, they designed to leave their territories.” La Malinche was seen as being in the way of their plans and was sold as a slave to a group of Mayan Slavers from Xicalango.  Her family faked her death by saying that a recently deceased child of a slave was Malinche, the slavers sold her to Chontal Mayans where she learned their language. La Malinche was then given as tribute to Tabscoop, the cacique of Tabasco.

** Ha habido una larga disputa sobre si ella ha sido acusada injustamente como traidora o no. 

Hablemos de su vida y de su historia

La Malinche, también conocida como Malinalli, Malintzin o Doña Marina, nació entre 1496 y 1501 en la región entre el Valle de México, gobernado por los aztecas y los estados mayas de la Península de Yucatán. Según Bernal Díaz del Castillo, un conquistador que participó en la conquista de México, "Ella La Malinche nació gobernante; sus padres tenían el dominio de un municipio llamado Painala, que se encontraba a unas veinticuatro millas de la ciudad de Guacasalco". Cuando era más joven, su padre murió y su madre se volvió a casar. El nuevo matrimonio produjo un hijo, "y a quien, después de la muerte de sus padres, ellos diseñaron para dejar a sus territorios". La Malinche fue vista como un obstáculo para sus planes y fue vendida como una esclava a un grupo de esclavistas Mayas de Xicalango. Su familia fingió su muerte diciendo decir que Malinche era una hija de un esclavo recientemente fallecido, los esclavistas la vendieron a Chontal Mayans donde aprendió su idioma. La Malinche fue luego rendida como tributo a Tabscoop, el cacique de Tabasco.

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No seas Malinchista

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“NO SEAS MALINCHISTA”

The term malinchista means ‘ A Traitor to ones own people’.

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LA MALINCHE AND HER CONTROVERSIAL ROLE.

LA MALINCHE HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE DURING THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE.

MANY REGARDED HER AND SOME STILL DO AS A TRAITOR OF HER OWN PEOPLE, BECAUSE SHE SERVED THE SPANISH CONQUISTADORS.