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Devastating Impact of Infectious Diseases
This chapter discusses the devastating impact of infectious diseases on the indigenous population of Tenochtitlan during the Spanish conquest. It explains how the lack of immunity to European diseases led to high death rates, with some estimates suggesting that over 50% of the population was killed. The chapter also explores the psychological toll of living through an epidemic and highlights the weakened state of Tenochtitlan when Cortez returned to attack.