Malinche's cronology By Marco134 1502 Malinche was born 1518 Juan de Grijalva explores the Mexican coast from Chámpoton to the north of the Panuco River 1519 Hernán Cortés travels from Vera Cruz to the Aztec capital. 1519 Gaspar de Espinosa navigates along the western coasts of present-day Panama and Costa Rica to the Gulf of Nicoya 1519 The battle of Centla begins and ends 1525 Esteban Gómez explores Penobscot Bay 1531 His son Martín is born 1532 Pizarro explores and conquers the continent to Cajamarca 1535 Cartier ascends «La Grande Rivière» or «La Rivière de Hochelaga» (the St. Lawrence River) to the native village of Hochelaga 1539 Malinche dies 1547 Hernán Cortes dies 1589 His son Martin dies