La Malinche is one of the most well-known historical figures and representatives of indigenous women in Mexico. Also known as ...
When the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortes arrived in the city of Tenochtitlan, in what is now Mexico City, the Mexican empire was ruled by the Tlatoani Moctezuma II or Moctezuma Xocoyotzin.
It could be described as a conquistador epic, set in 1519 as Hernán Cortes' troops are supposedly welcomed by Aztec lord Moctezuma in Tenochtitlan. It centers, however, on the figure of Malinche ...