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In the Wake of Cortés
Grijalva’s stories focused Spanish attention on central Mexico, and in 1519 Hernan Cortés landed in Veracruz, to start an expedition that would end in the conquest of Moctezuma and the Aztec Empire.
She became known as La Lengua, meaning “the tongue,” because of her work as a translator for Cortés.
Upon learning her name, Cortés had her christened as Doña Marina, and she became known to everyone by that name, although her Aztec name was Malintzin, which possibly the Spaniards pronounced Malinche, so she was also called by this name.
During the whole Spanish Conquest period she spoke for the Indians to Cortés and translated Montezuma’s dialogue to him.