THE ROLE OF MARINA/MALINTZIN/MALINCHE IN THE PROCESS OF CONQUEST OF MEXICO-TENOCHTITLAN
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Marina/Malintzin/Malinche; Indigenous Protagonism; Conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.Abstract
ABSTRACT: The aim is to highlight the role of Marina/Malintzin/Malinche in the process of conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan (1519-1521), through its representation in the texts of Francisco López de Gómara, Historia de la Conquista de Mexico, published in 1552, and by Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España, completed in 1568. As a theoretical-methodological reference, we will resort to the notions of the Russian language philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin. According to this author, “where there is no text there is no object of research and thought”. Every text has an author and this author has an intention. There is an interrelationship between the text and the author's context. (BAKHTIN, 2011, p. 307, 308, 311).
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