After Cortes' first military victory on the Gulf Coast, they received 20 Indian women in tribute. One of them was La Malinche or Malintzin, christened Dona Marina. She spoke Nahuatl, the Aztecs' language, and interpreted for the Spanish. La Malinche was Cortes' mistress and they had a son in 1522. She serves as a symbol of Native American betrayal and, alternately, Mexico's mestizo heritage.
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