Centro Histórico in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)

House of La Malinche and Juan Xaramillo

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 11, 2018

1. House of La Malinche and Juan Xaramillo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Según tradición, aquí estuvo la casa de la Malinche y su marido Juan Xaramillo. 1527
Catálogo de la Insp. Gral. de Monumentos Artísticos e Históricos.

English translation:
According to tradition, here was the house of the Malinche and her husband Juan Xaramillo. 1527
Catalog of the Inspector General of Artistic and Historic Monuments

Erected by Catálogo de la Inspección General de Monumentos Artísticos e Históricos.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans • Native Americans • Wars, Non-US • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1527.

Location. 19° 26.212′ N, 99° 8.058′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Centro Histórico. Memorial is on República de Cuba just west of República de Brasil, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: República de Cuba 95, Ciudad de México 06000, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Master Diego Pedraza (within shouting distance of this marker); First Session of the Mexican Academy of Language

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(within shouting distance of this marker); House of Cristóbal de Oñate (within shouting distance of this marker); Alejandro Arango y Escandón (within shouting distance of this marker); Ex-Customs House (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Salón Madrid (about 90 meters away); Plaza and Portal of Santo Domingo (about 90 meters away); Bartolomé Gutiérrez (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.

Also see . . . La Malinche. La Malinche (c. 1496 or c. 1501 – c. 1529), known also as Malinalli or Malintzin, was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés. She was one of 20 women slaves given to the Spaniards by the natives of Tabasco in 1519. Later, she gave birth to Cortés's first son, Martín, who is considered one of the first Mestizos (people of mixed European and indigenous American ancestry). The historical figure of Marina has been intermixed with Aztec legends (such as La Llorona, a ghost woman who

House of La Malinche and Juan Xaramillo and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 11, 2018

2. House of La Malinche and Juan Xaramillo and Marker

The marker is to the right of the main entryway to the building, now a public primary school.

weeps for her lost children). Her reputation has been altered over the years according to changing social and political perspectives, especially after the Mexican Revolution, when she was portrayed in dramas, novels, and paintings as an evil or scheming temptress. In Mexico today, La Malinche remains iconically potent. She is understood in various and often conflicting aspects as the embodiment of treachery, the quintessential victim, or simply as symbolic mother of the new Mexican people. The term malinchista refers to a disloyal compatriot, especially in Mexico. Adapted from Wikipedia (Submitted on October 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.