{"product_id":"la-malinche-the-princess-who-helped-cortas-conquer-an-empire-9781554981113","title":"La Malinche: The Princess Who Helped Cortas Conquer an Empire","description":"In the early 1500s, Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors defeated the great Aztec Empire, built a new city for colonists from Spain and took control of vast lands stretching from today s southwestern US down through most of Central America. \u003cbr\u003eBut many people don t know that one of the reasons for the success of this conquest was the invaluable help of a beautiful woman, Princess Malinali, known today as La Malinche. She was a Nahuatl princess from the coast lands of Tabasco whose kingdom was at war with the Aztec Empire. Because of her knowledge of Maya and Nahuatl languages, and her rapid acquisition of Spanish, she came to act as an interpreter and advisor to Cortes. She also bore him a child. \u003cbr\u003eLa Malinche is described here as she often is in Mexico as the embodiment of a new culture, one in which the mixing of races, Spanish and Aztec, created a new world. This view is not shared by all Mexicans, however. For some La Malinche is the symbol of a great betrayal that led to the death of millions of her fellow indigenous people. No one disagrees, however, that La Malinche was an extraordinary woman, whose life is fundamental to understanding the history of ancient and modern Mexico. \u003cbr\u003eIncludes beautiful illustrations by Pablo Serrano, maps, a timeline and further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554981113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 183 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e155204 \/ Malinche: The Princess Who Helped Cortes Conquer the Aztec Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Francisco Serrano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659610353820,"sku":"9781554981113","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9bc3ac4f-ba8a-4b9a-85be-ae72306d6436.jpg?v=1603895136","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/la-malinche-the-princess-who-helped-cortas-conquer-an-empire-9781554981113","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}