Malinche was
A) The name of Cortes's primary ship.
B) A woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Columbus.
C) Moctezuma's confidant and advisor.
D) A woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Cortés.

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Malinche was a woman who acted as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for Cortés during his conquest of Mexico. She was fluent in both the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs and Spanish, and her knowledge of both cultures proved invaluable to Cortés in his negotiations and military campaigns.

Malinche Was