History of smallpox in Mexico
- Period
- 1520–1521
- Map
- Epidemics map
The history of smallpox in Mexico spans approximately 430 years, from the Spanish invasion and colonization of Central America until its official eradication under the Republic of Mexico in 1951. It was brought to what is now Mexico by the Spanish conquistadores, then spread to the center of Mexico, where it became a significant factor in the fall of Tenochtitlan. During the colonial period, there were major epidemic outbreaks which led to the implementation of sanitary and preventive policy. The introduction of smallpox vaccination in New Spain by Francisco Javier de Balmis and the work of Ignacio Bartolache reduced the mortality and morbidity of the disease.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- c. AD 200Height of Teotihuacan
- c. AD 683Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque
- 1325Tenochtitlan
- 1520–1521History of smallpox in MexicoThis page
- 1521Fall of Tenochtitlan
Who ruled this land
States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.