News of the "New World" had spread rapidly across Europe, many became eager to travel there to find the many riches of gold and spices Columbus had described (Fuentes, 1992). Hernan Cortes was asked to lead an expedition. He left with 500 soldiers, 11 ships, 16 horses, and 10 brass guns (Parkes, 1969). With everything planned and supplies packed up, Cortes and his crew sailed to the New World not knowing what to expect.

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Cortes soon began to receive gifts from tribes whom wanted to befriend him. The Tabasco Mayan tribe sent him 20 women, one being a slave named Marina (Malinche), who happened to speak the Aztec language of Nahuati. Cortes decided to keep her as a personal interpreter (Parkes, 1969).

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