An indian woman in the conquest of mexico, is a worthy addition to the university of new mexico presss fine series of. I got a whole new appreciation and understanding of precolumbian cultures. Malintzins choices is the richest, fullest, most scholarly history about malintzin to date. Camilla townsend book on malintzin and the conquest of mexico. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico dialogos 9780826334053.
Race and economic culture in early republican north and south america texas, 2000 selected articles. Malintzins choices is an engrossing and beautifully written story. Townsend traces malintzins actions in the long process of intimidating and then forging alliances with the tlaxcalans and other enemies of the mexica, the entry into the urban wonder that was tenochtitlan, and the events culminating in the desperate flight from the city. It is crucial to focus on translators when it comes to understanding the conquest of mexico.
Townsend pieces together a probably early biography, painstakingly documenting her reasoning in fifty pages of footnotes that read like a detective novel. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico albuquerque. Camilla townsend uses the story of malintzin to display the conquest of mexico in a different aspect and first person point of view. Malintzins choices ebook by camilla townsend 9780826334060. Pdf on jan 1, 2007, stephanie wood and others published contextualizing malinche find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Townsend argues that according to the historical documents and accounts of malintzins companions she. First contact with europeans, indians of mexico, indian women, biography, history. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for hernando cortes in his dealings with the aztec emperor moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521. Buy camilla townsend ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.
Malintzins choices, a traditional biography of malinche. By the time i read malintzins choices, i already knew that i was going to write a historical novel about the spanishmexica war. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico dialogos series series by camilla townsend. In malintzins choices townsend tells the tale of malintzin, otherwise known as dona maria to the spanish conquistadores.
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