the La Malinche name came from the Aztecs, not the Spaniards. Yes, her name was Marina. You are fairly interested in degrading Cortez...” what is ####ed”...please, that’s not what he called Marina. He wasn’t perfect but cared enough about people to overturn an evil civilization. And morality is not determined by popularity...our conscience gives it to us. No, not all slave holders were evil people....just caught up in an evil practise.
Btw, Prescott is a good a source as any on the history of the conquest as he spent years in writing it from many original manuscripts of that time. Have you read it? I don’t claim to be an expert but I can understand much from Prescott’s book. He was actually even handed and did write about conflicting motives of some of the Spaniards which Cortes had to deal with. Cortes already had considerable wealth before the journey and used it to supply his small army with. If you had put your life on the line the way he did of course you would expect some compensation after victory and success in rebuilding a much better Mexico. You don’t sound very honest in your perception of events for whatever reason. Maybe just mislead by politically correct teachings?
Marina wasn’t her real name either. The Spanish called her that. Malinche is probably closer. La Chingada is a ribald nickname.
All history uses on primary sources. That doesn’t distinguish Prescott. Maybe it is a good book, but it was written when Queen Victoria was a young girl. It wouldn’t be acceptable to cite Prescott in a scholarly paper.
Cortez rebuilt a better Mexico like the Allies rebuilt a better Dresden.