Duels of History — Season 1, Episode 1: Malinche vs Moctezuma

Episode synopsis

Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? Enslaved by the Mayas and then the Spaniards, doomed to be sacrificed, Malinche made herself indispensable by becoming the conquistadors' interpreter.

About Duels of History

From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or misrepresented in the history books. Duels of History (re)tells their stories.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Marie Curie vs Jeanne Langevin
• E3Rosa Luxembourg vs. Friedrich Ebert
• E4Angela Davis vs. Ronald Reagan
• E5Camille Claudel vs. Auguste Rodin
• E6Jiang Qing vs. Deng Xiaoping
• E7Lucrezia Borgia vs. Pope Alexander VI
• E8Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs
• E9Messalina vs. Agrippina
• E10Marie-Antoinette vs. Maximilien Robespierre