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GCSE History · key term
An Indigenous woman, also known as Malinali and Doña Marina, who spoke Maya and Nahuatl and became an interpreter for Cortés.
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Paper 3
Revise: CortésOne was Malinali, usually known as Malinche and later called Doña Marina. She spoke both Maya and Nahuatl. Her language skills, combined with Aguilar’s, created a chain of interpretation: Cortés could speak Spanish to Aguilar, Aguilar could translate into Maya for Malinche, and Malinche could translate into Nahuatl.
Keep the sequence clear: departure from Cuba → Cozumel and Aguilar → Tabasco and Malinche → contact with Moctezuma’s representatives.
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