The Black Death was not in volcanic ash.
Volcanic cooling disrupted climate and trade, allowing Yersinia pestis to spread through medieval ports.
https://historylife78.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/the-black-death-and-volcanoes-why-the-plague-was-never-in-the-ash/
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The Black Death and Volcanoes: Why the Plague Was Never in the Ash

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Cocoliztli killed more people than smallpox.

It hemorrhaged Indigenous communities — physically, politically, ecologically.

The empire marched in, and the rivers ran red.

#Brewminate #Colonialism #PublicHealthHistory #Cocoliztli #PlagueHistory

🔗 https://brewminate.com/empire-of-blood-and-water-cocoliztli-disease-and-colonialism-in-16th-century-mesoamerica/

Cocoliztli Epidemics: Disease and Collapse in Mesoamerica

Explore the deadly Cocoliztli epidemics of 16th-century Mesoamerica and their catastrophic role in reshaping colonial history.

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Line 14: The speaker ties beautifully into a deeper historical and cultural context. Play on "Ring Around the Rosie": The nursery rhyme has a dark history, tied to the Black Death. "Ring around the rosie" could describe the red rashes of the bubonic plague. #BlackHistory #CulturalContext #RingAroundTheRosie #PlagueHistory
#Lecture du soir : les bases, toujours revoir les bases. #bookstodon #histodon #bookworm #books #plaguehistory

Looking forward to Mischa Meiers lecture tonight, as well as to meeting colleagues, students, friends with a glass of wine!

You're welcome to join us at Mainz or in the webcast!

#Jahresvortrag #antiquidons @antiquidons #histodons @histodons #PlagueHistory #pandemics #noxp

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Attached: 2 images Mark the date: We're closing in on our #AnnualLecture at the JGU History Department. Tue Nov 22nd 6pm CET, Prof. Dr. Mischa Meier (#Tübingen) will speak about the first #pandemia caused by #YPestis: "Die Justinianische #Pest. Probleme und Perspektiven bei der Erforschung einer Historischen #Pandemie." You're welcome to join us at #Mainz campus. We have wine and pretzels! Webcast: https://t1p.de/r84n4 @[email protected] #antiquidons @[email protected] #histodons #AncientHistory #Archeogenetics

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