​What made Malinche a traitor to the Mexicans? Two possible reasons can be given. First, being instrumental of the Spanish conquest of Mexico which branded her role more political than just a mistress to Cortes. Second the fact that she was married to Hernan Cortes giving her a new identity and alienation from his native people. The former is of more importance to be discussed in the paper.

Townsend work on Malinche is an attempt to sympathize with the plight of a woman whose world...