La Malinche and Martín Cortés

If I continue to present the collection at this slow pace, we might finish around Christmas.

We had left off with the figure of Hernán Cortés, well, (allow me to put on my history teacher glasses and grab chalk and eraser) shortly after his arrival, Hernán Cortés met an indigenous woman with whom he fell in love and married. For this, she had to be baptized, and her Catholic name was...Marina (love it).

She was a key figure during the conquest of Mexico, serving as a translator, an interpreter, but above all because she apparently helped the Spanish in the attack on one of the key cities. This betrayal of her own people earned her the nickname "la malinche," and even today in Mexico, those who are very Hispanized are called "malinchistas" after this woman.

We dedicate the most feminine jacket of the entire collection to her.

Cortés held his indigenous wife in high regard; Marina was apparently very intelligent, far from cowardly, and even less whiny and pampered than the Spanish court nobles. With her, he had a son, Martín Cortés.

The story of Martín Cortés is what inspired this aristocratic jacket, tailored, with a mandarin collar, a tail at the back, and a noble coat of arms on the chest; all on a cotton fabric with digital printing of hand-painted red stripes...the son of Malinche and the blood shed by Cortés (again, we love drama and theatricality more than a lemonade in August).

Riiiiiinnnnggggg, saved by the bell, history class is over... for today.

The Malinche can be found for sale HERE.

The Martín Cortés can be found for sale HERE.

Hugs,

La Condesa historical novel

PS: it's curious because mother and son have been two of the most valued jackets in this collection, even though, in my opinion, they are not the most spectacular. For now, which one do you like best?