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As a former slave, she probably hated the Aztecs deeply and helped them as interpreter, chief diplomat and strategic adviser to form the necessary alliances as well as to deal with the Aztec government. Her role was so central that the Mexican called Cortez "Capitán Malinche" as they perceived him to be in her service.
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