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Malinche was the Amerindian translator for Hernn Cortsfrom her lips came the words that triggered the downfall of the great Aztec Emperor Moctezuma in the Spanish Conquest of 1521. In Mexico, Malinches name is synonymous with traitor, yet folklore and legend still celebrate her mystique. The author traverses Mexico and delves into the countrys extraordinary past to excavate the mythologies of this exceptional womans life. Malincheabandoned to strangers as a slave when just a girlwas taken by Corts to become interpreter, concubine, witness to his campaigns, mother to his son, yet married to another. She survived unimaginably precarious times relying on her intelligence, courage, and gift for language. Though Malinches words changed history, her own story remained untold, until now.
