La Malinche

Nahua woman who was the interpreter, advisor, and intermediary to Hernán Cortés
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La Malinche
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La Malinche was born in Peru [1]. She later died in the Crown of Castile [2].

Her professional roles included serving as an interpreter, translator, and adviser [3].

La Malinche

Summary

La Malinche is a human[1]. She was born in Peru[2]. She passed away in Crown of Castile[3]. She worked as an interpreter[4], translator[5], and adviser[6]. She ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,662 views/month, #5,909 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Peru[2], La Malinche…
  • La Malinche's place of birth was Oluta[8].
  • La Malinche passed away in Crown of Castile[3].
  • La Malinche died in Mexico City[9].
  • A child of La Malinche was María Jaramillo Malintzin[10].
  • A child of La Malinche was Martín Cortés[11].
  • La Malinche held citizenship in New Spain[12].
  • La Malinche worked as an interpreter[4].
  • La Malinche's professions included translator[5].
  • La Malinche worked as an adviser[6].
  • La Malinche is recorded as female[13].
  • La Malinche's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • La Malinche's noble title is recorded as princess[15].
  • La Malinche's Commons category is recorded as La Malinche[16].
  • La Malinche's unmarried partner is recorded as Alonso Hernández Puertocarrero[17].
  • La Malinche's unmarried partner is recorded as Hernán Cortés[18].
  • La Malinche's residence is recorded as Valley of Mexico[19].
  • La Malinche's residence is recorded as Tabasco[20].
  • La Malinche's topic's main category is recorded as Category:La Malinche[21].
  • La Malinche's Commons gallery is recorded as La Malinche[22].
  • La Malinche's described by source is recorded as Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia[23].
  • La Malinche's described by source is recorded as A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[24].
  • La Malinche's described by source is recorded as A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country[25].
  • La Malinche's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'La Malinche'}[26].
  • La Malinche's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Exciting women in history on Wikipedia[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Peru[2], a sovereign state[28], in Peru[29], founded in 1821[30] and Oluta[8], a locality of Mexico[31], in Mexico[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include interpreter[4], translator[5], and adviser[6].

Personal Life

Children include María Jaramillo Malintzin[10] and Martín Cortés[11], a soldier[33], 1520–1569[34], of Spain[35].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of death include Crown of Castile[3], a historical country[36], in Crown of Castile[37], founded in 1230[38] and Mexico City[9], a federative entity of Mexico[39], in Mexico[40], founded in 1521[41].

Works and Contributions

Things named for La Malinche include malinchism[42]; Marina[43], a taxon[44]; and Xiphophorus malinche[45], a taxon[46].

Why It Matters

La Malinche ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,662 views/month, #5,909 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for her include malinchism[42]; Marina[43], a taxon[44]; and Xiphophorus malinche[45], a taxon[46].

FAQs

Where was La Malinche born?

Born in Peru[2], La Malinche…

Where did La Malinche die?

La Malinche passed away in Crown of Castile[3].

What did La Malinche do for work?

La Malinche worked as interpreter[4], translator[5], and adviser[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . noticonquista.unam.mx. noticonquista.unam.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . noticonquista.unam.mx. noticonquista.unam.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Spanish Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . daily.jstor.org. Retrieved . daily.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . daily.jstor.org. Retrieved . daily.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . daily.jstor.org. Retrieved . daily.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . facebook.com. facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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