Among the gifts of submission presented to Cortés on the Mexican mainland was _________, the daughter of an Aztec lord and someone who would go on to play a crucial role in securing the success of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire."     Huitzilxotzin     Llancueitl     Malinche     Xiuhcuetzin

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"Among the gifts of submission presented to Cortés on the Mexican mainland was _________, the daughter of an Aztec lord and someone who would go on to play a crucial role in securing the success of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire."
   
Huitzilxotzin
   
Llancueitl
   
Malinche
   
Xiuhcuetzin
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Ancient customs of gifting included the 'gift' of men and material at highest levels of government .  Elites did such acts to show respect, earn political goodwill and safeguard their territories. 

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