Doña Marina, also known as La Malinche, was a Mexican woman who served as a translator and advisor to Hernán Cortés during his conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. She played a significant role in the Spanish victory and is often seen as a symbol of cultural assimilation and betrayal in Mexican history.

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Doña Marina was

A) the first viceroy of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.
B) the leading Spanish banker who funded exploration.
C) the Portuguese explorer who first sighted Australia.
D) a Mexican woman who aided Cortés in his conquest of the Aztecs.
E) the nautical term for the dominant westerly wind that made voyages to the Americas faster.

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