Smallpox: an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus, and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars: eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs.
Conquistador: one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
Sacrifice: the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
