Latina Issues: Fragments of Historia(ella) (Herstory): Fragments of Historia(ella) (Herstory)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780815334064
Subjects: Ethnic studies; Women's Studies - General; Social Science; Gender Studies; Sociology; Central America; South America; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Minority Studies - General; Hispanic American women; History
First sentence: History, literature and popular belief normally introduce us to the story and image of Dona Marina, La Malinche, in either of three ways: (1) the woman is oftentimes presented very simply and insignificantly as just another part of the necessary back-drop to Cortes triumphant conquest or, as is more commonly done, (2) her portrayal assumes synonymity with destruction when she is singled out as the sole cause of the fall of the "patria" and becomes the scapegoat for all Mexican perdition thereafter while, on the other hand, (3) romanticists find themselves almost instinctively driven to depicting Dona Marina as the misguided and exploited victim of the tragic love affair which is said to have taken place between herself and Hernan Cortes.