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How did Malinalli, also known as Dona Marina, help Cortes conquer the Aztec people?
She helped persuade the Aztec emperor Montezuma to give in to Spanish demands that he give up power.
She served as a translator between Cortez and the Maya, helping persuade them to turn against Montezuma.
She was a high priestess who used her influence among the Aztec holy men against Montezuma.
She used her noble birth to help trick a powerful Maya chief into fight against the Aztecs.
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She served as a translator between Cortés and the Maya, helping persuade them to turn against Montezuma.
Explanation: Malinalli (La Malinche/Doña Marina) was Cortés’s interpreter and intermediary. Fluent in Nahuatl and a Mayan language, she relayed messages between Cortés (via the Spanish–Mayan interpreter Gerónimo de Aguilar) and various indigenous groups, helped negotiate alliances with native peoples (e.g., Tlaxcala), and provided intelligence that undermined Aztec power. She was not a high priestess, nor primarily known for directly persuading Montezuma himself to surrender, nor for tricking a Maya chief using noble birth.
Explanation: Malinalli (La Malinche/Doña Marina) was Cortés’s interpreter and intermediary. Fluent in Nahuatl and a Mayan language, she relayed messages between Cortés (via the Spanish–Mayan interpreter Gerónimo de Aguilar) and various indigenous groups, helped negotiate alliances with native peoples (e.g., Tlaxcala), and provided intelligence that undermined Aztec power. She was not a high priestess, nor primarily known for directly persuading Montezuma himself to surrender, nor for tricking a Maya chief using noble birth.
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