Question

8. What was the disease that the Spanish brought that killed off many of

the Mexicas? ¿ Cual fue la enfermedad que trajeron los Espanoles que
mataron muchos de los Mexicas?

Answer 1

The spanish flu.

The Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. Lasting from February 1918 to April 1920, it infected 500 million people – about a third of the world's population at the time – in four successive waves.

Answer 2

Smallpox took its toll on the Aztecs in several ways. First, it killed many of its victims outright, particularly infants and young children.