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{{Quote|Cortés has grown close to a Nahua slave named Malinalli. Though she does not speak Spanish, she does speak many of the tribal languages. She communicates on our behalf, though we can only assume what she is saying.|[[Giovanni Borgia]] on La Malinche, 1520.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}} | {{Quote|Cortés has grown close to a Nahua slave named Malinalli. Though she does not speak Spanish, she does speak many of the tribal languages. She communicates on our behalf, though we can only assume what she is saying.|[[Giovanni Borgia]] on La Malinche, 1520.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}} | ||
[[File:AC4BF Cortez and La Malinche from the History of Tlaxcala.png|thumb|250px|Cortés and La Malinche meeting Emperor [[Moctezuma II]]]] | [[File:AC4BF Cortez and La Malinche from the History of Tlaxcala.png|thumb|250px|Cortés and La Malinche meeting Emperor [[Moctezuma II]]]] | ||
'''La Malinche''' (c. | '''La Malinche''' (c. 1500 – c. 1529), also known as '''Malinalli''', '''Malintzin''' or '''Doña Marina''', was a {{Wiki|Nahuas|Nahua}} slave who acted as an interpreter, advisor, lover and intermediary for [[Hernán Cortés]] during his conquest of the [[Aztecs|Aztec Empire]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
After arriving in the New World, Cortés grew close to La Malinche, who had been enslaved. Although she understood Spanish, she did not speak it herself. She did speak many of the tribal languages however, and communicated on behalf of Cortés and his men, who could only assume what she was saying. Through La Malinche, the Spanish explorers gained access to the Chetumal [[ | After arriving in the {{Wiki|New World}}, Cortés grew close to La Malinche, who had been enslaved. Although she understood Spanish, she did not speak it herself. She did speak many of the tribal languages however, and communicated on behalf of Cortés and his men, who could only assume what she was saying. Through La Malinche, the Spanish explorers gained access to the [[Chetumal]] [[Maya]].<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 4 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref> | ||
Among the | Among the Maya, the Spaniards found the lost explorer [[Gerónimo de Aguilar]], who could communicate with La Malinche through the Mayan language. As the Spaniards met the Nahuatl-speaking Tlaxcalans and Aztecs, she would translate Nahuatl to Mayan for Aguilar, who would then translate Mayan to Spanish for the explorers.<ref name="PL" /> | ||
== | In the 18th century, a painting depicting La Malinche's meeting with Hernán was collected by the [[England|English]] landover [[Peter Beckford]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Cortez and La Malinche" from the History of Tlaxcala]]</ref> | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{io|painting}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malinche, La}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Malinche, La}} | ||
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[[Category:1529 deaths]] | [[Category:1529 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Nahuas]] | |||
[[Category:Slaves]] | [[Category:Slaves]] | ||
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- "Cortés has grown close to a Nahua slave named Malinalli. Though she does not speak Spanish, she does speak many of the tribal languages. She communicates on our behalf, though we can only assume what she is saying."
- ―Giovanni Borgia on La Malinche, 1520.[src]
La Malinche (c. 1500 – c. 1529), also known as Malinalli, Malintzin or Doña Marina, was a Nahua slave who acted as an interpreter, advisor, lover and intermediary for Hernán Cortés during his conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Biography[edit | edit source]
After arriving in the New World, Cortés grew close to La Malinche, who had been enslaved. Although she understood Spanish, she did not speak it herself. She did speak many of the tribal languages however, and communicated on behalf of Cortés and his men, who could only assume what she was saying. Through La Malinche, the Spanish explorers gained access to the Chetumal Maya.[1]
Among the Maya, the Spaniards found the lost explorer Gerónimo de Aguilar, who could communicate with La Malinche through the Mayan language. As the Spaniards met the Nahuatl-speaking Tlaxcalans and Aztecs, she would translate Nahuatl to Mayan for Aguilar, who would then translate Mayan to Spanish for the explorers.[1]
In the 18th century, a painting depicting La Malinche's meeting with Hernán was collected by the English landover Peter Beckford.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants
References[edit | edit source]
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