What the records say
- When
- 1545 – 1631
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 4.50° S, 72.50° W
- Description
- 16th century epidemics in New Spain
- Deaths
- 17000000
- Cause
- Salmonella enterica, smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fever
Placed at the middle of the 2 continents Wikidata lists.
Cocoliztli epidemics
16th century epidemics in New Spain
The Cocoliztli Epidemic or the Great Pestilence was an outbreak of a mysterious illness characterized by high fevers and bleeding which caused 5–15 million deaths in the North American territory of New Spain during the 16th century. The Aztec people called it cocoliztli, Nahuatl for pestilence.
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