Diseases imported by the Spanish, particularly smallpox …
Years: 1540 - 1683
Diseases imported by the Spanish, particularly smallpox and measles, virtually wipe out Ecuador's indigenous coastal population during the sixteenth century and also decimate the Sierra population, although not as thoroughly as in the Costa or many other areas of Latin America.
Locations
People
Groups
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Spaniards (Latins)
- Jesuits, or Order of the Society of Jesus
- Peru, Viceroyalty of
- Quito, Real Audiencia of
- Bogotá, Audiencia de Santa Fe de (Captaincy General of New Granada)
