Mar 26, 2026 · 37 min · 19 segments
A look at the controversial legacy of Malintzin: an enslaved Mesoamerican woman who changed the course of history when she became a translator for Spanish colonisers. We dive into the records that…
Kate ListerHost
Jameela JamilHostKatie Kennedy
The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan has finally fallen, and the empire has crumbled.
A Spanish conquistador named Hernando Cortés de Monroy is looking out over the ruins of the once great Aztec city.
She's an indigenous woman, his interpreter and advisor, originally gifted to him as a slave.
Is she a traitor who betrayed her people? An expert negotiator who minimized the violent impact of Hernando's mission? Or a slave who had no agency over her actions? She's known to Hernando by her Christian name, Marina.
But we will be calling her by the name that was most used during her lifetime, Malintzin.
We're about to tell you the extraordinary story of how she changed the face of an entire continent forever.
The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan has finally fallen, and the empire has crumbled.
A Spanish conquistador named Hernando Cortés de Monroy is looking out over the ruins of the once great Aztec city.
She's an indigenous woman, his interpreter and advisor, originally gifted to him as a slave.
Is she a traitor who betrayed her people? An expert negotiator who minimized the violent impact of Hernando's mission? Or a slave who had no agency over her actions? She's known to Hernando by her Christian name, Marina.
But we will be calling her by the name that was most used during her lifetime, Malintzin.
We're about to tell you the extraordinary story of how she changed the face of an entire continent forever.
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Did Malintzin Have A Choice?
How much power did she truly have?
Debunking The Cholula Narrative
A famous massacre story gets challenged
You Can’t Consent In Chains
Reframing a coerced relationship truthfully
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