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Pánfilo de Narváez: Sent by Velázquez in 1520 to arrest Cortés ​

• Diego de Ordás: Captain, explorer and first to climb Popocatépetl ​
• Francisco de Montejo: Captain, founder of cities and future conqueror of Yucatán ​
• Juan Velázquez de León: Trusted captain, participated in the entry into Tenochtitlán ​
• Alonso Hernández Portocarrero: Cortés's envoy to Spain to present reports ​
• Antón de Alaminos: Senior pilot, knew the Caribbean routes ​
• Juan de Escalante: Left in command in Veracruz; killed in combat 1519 ​
• Friar Bartolomé de Olmedo: Mercedarian friar, mediator and moral advisor ​
• Friar Juan Díaz: Priest of the expedition, left initial chronicles ​
• Nuño de Guzmán: Later governor, he intervened in the final years

🦅 Mexicas and allies/rivals

• Cuitláhuac: Brother of Moctezuma, leader after his death, organized the Noche Triste (Night of Sorrows). ​
• Cuauhtémoc: Last Huey Tlatoani, resisted until the final fall (1521) ​
• Xicoténcatl the Younger: The most belligerent Tlaxcalan leader, he opposed the alliance ​
• Maxixcatzin: Lord of Ocotelolco, faction in favor of making a pact with Cortés ​
• Coanácoch: Lord of Texcoco, successor of Cacamatzin, loyal to the Mexica ​
• Tetlepanquetzal: Lord of Tlacopan, member of the Triple Alliance ​
• Itzquauhtzin: Governor of Tlatelolco, died defending the city ​
• Tangaxuan II: Purépecha ruler, maintained independence and did not make pacts ​
• Chichimecatecuhtli: Otomi lord, contributed thousands of allied warriors ​
• Cosijopii I: Zapotec lord of Zaachila, ally against Tenochtitlán ​
• Tzilacatzin: Legendary Mexica warrior, fought with great valor in defense

• Mexicas / Tenochcas: Mexico-Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco (capital) ​
• Acolhuas: Texcoco (second in importance) ​
• Tepanecas: Tlacopan (Tacuba)

🔹 Main towns and lordships subjected / tributary

• Totonacs: Cempoala, Quiahuiztlán, Veracruz coast ​
• Chalcas: Chalco, southern part of the valley ​
• Culhuas: Culhuacán, Iztapalapa ​
• Xochimilcas: Xochimilco, Milpa Alta ​
• Tlahuicas: Morelos (Cuernavaca, Oaxtepec) ​
• Huastecs: northern Veracruz and San Luis Potosí ​
• Mixtecs: Upper and Lower Mixteca, Oaxaca ​
• Zapotecs: Valley of Oaxaca, part of the Isthmus ​
• Chochos, Popolocas: Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz ​
• Mazatecs, Chinantecs: Sierra de Oaxaca ​
• Tzotziles, Tzeltales: Xoconochco (Soconusco, Chiapas) ​
• Matlatzincas, Otomíes: Toluca, Hidalgo, Querétaro ​
• Tlapanecs, Yopes: Guerrero, Pacific coast

🔹 Independent/enemy peoples in 1519

• Tlaxcalans: confederation of 4 lordships (Ocotelolco, Tizatlán, Quiahuiztlán, Tepeticpac) ​
• Purépechas / Tarascans: Michoacán, main military rival ​
• Metztitlanecos: northern Hidalgo ​
• Chichimecas: arid zones of the north (Zacatecas, San Luis) ​
• Independent Mixtecs: Tututepec, Yanhuitlán

• Hernán Cortés: Leader of the expedition, founded Veracruz, forged alliances and entered Tenochtitlán in November 1519. ​
• Jerónimo de Aguilar: Shipwrecked man rescued in Cozumel; he spoke Mayan, the first linguistic link. ​
• Doña Marina / Malintzin / La Malinche: Interpreter (Maya-Nahuatl-Spanish), key advisor since March 1519. ​
• Pedro de Alvarado: Main Captain, led troops in Cempoala and Cholula. ​
• Gonzalo de Sandoval: Loyal captain, he founded outposts and protected the rearguard. ​
• Cristóbal de Olid: Prominent commander in initial battles. ​
• Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar: Governor of Cuba, authorized and then wanted to arrest Cortés. ​
• Bernal Díaz del Castillo: Soldier and chronicler, he left a detailed testimony of 1519.

🦅 Indigenous Peoples

• Moctezuma II: Huey Tlatoani Mexica; received Cortés in Tenochtitlán on November 8, 1519. ​
• Xicontencatl the Elder: Tlaxcalan chief; he made an alliance with Cortés after clashes. ​
• Masse Escac: Lord of Cempoala (Totonac), first great ally on the coast in 1519. ​
• Ixtlilxóchitl II: Prince of Texcoco; he joined the Spanish against Tenochtitlán. ​
• Cacamatzin: Lord of Texcoco, loyal to Moctezuma; he resisted in 1519. ​
• Quetzalpopoca: Mexica lord on the coast; he confronted the Spanish at the beginning of the year.

Cortés, like Malinalli, also thought that his mother, in the many times she took him by the hand to church to pray for his health as a sickly child, in her constant worry about helping him overcome his short stature, his physical weakness, and his status as an only child, was clearly destined to fail in a society dedicated to martial arts and where urban fights were frequent. And perhaps that is why his parents insisted on providing him with a good education. During the mass, Cortés remembered the moment he had said goodbye to his mother before leaving for the New World. He remembered her sorrow, her tears, and the Virgin of Guadalupe that they had given him to always accompany him. Cortés was sure that this Virgin was the one who had saved his life when a scorpion had stung him, and he asked her at that moment not to abandon him, to take care of him, to be his ally, to help him triumph. He wanted to show his mother that he could be more than just a simple page in the service of the King.

Malinalli was afraid, just as afraid, or even more so, than Moctezuma, who, filled with dread, weeping and trembling, awaited the gods' punishment. The Mexica had long ago destroyed Tula, and that sacred site dedicated to Quetzalcoatl had practiced human sacrifices before the Toltec Tula. There was no need for them; it was enough for Quetzalcoatl to ignite the fire of the new and accompany the sun on its journey across the celestial vault to maintain the balance of the cosmos. Before the Mexica, the sun did not feed on human blood; it did not ask for it, it did not demand it. The enormous guilt that Moctezuma carried on his shoulders made him believe not only that the time had come to pay his debts, but also that the arrival of the Spaniards marked the end of his empire. Malinalli could prevent this from happening; she could proclaim that the Spaniards were not sent by Quetzalcoatl and that they would be destroyed in an instant, but she would be killed along with them, and she did not want to die as a slave. She longed to live in freedom, to let go of the hand of the Spaniard. led a wandering life

Currently, Mexico in 1519 is at its peak, with the Mexica, or Aztecs, holding total control in certain areas of their vast and unimaginable territory. You are in 1519, when the first ships appear off the coast of Veracruz. The news has already reached several towns, and people speak of the arrival of the ships. Various inhabitants narrate and tell legends, some of which they still firmly believe in, while others are helpless, unsure of what to do. Some wonder if Quetzalcoatl exists, why he hasn't come to free them from so much suffering. Some have even begun to doubt the belief in the gods of pre-Hispanic Mexico, but very few dare to say they have lost faith. Among them, Malinalli is one of those that is entirely aligned with destiny, which will unite it with the history of Mexico.