Audio Book Description:
When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortes, she- like many- believes the conquistador is the reincarnatedforefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortes destroy the Aztec empire and freeher people. The two fall passionately inlove, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortes`s thirst for conquest is alltoo human. He is willingto destroy anyone, even his own men,even their own love. Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for betrayal of the Indian people. However, recenthistorical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages,Spanish and Nahuatl.
