BBC Video: Montezuma, Malinche, and Cortes

The momentous encounter on November 8, 1519, between Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Aztec leader Montezuma, and the critical role Malinche (Dona Marina) played in their meeting, changed world history.

. Prior to attacking the Aztecs, Hernan Cortes had ________.

. Malinche was by birth ________.

. Which of these is true of Cortes, as he approached the Aztec capital?

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