Aztec population in Tenochtitlan unspecified sense

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• Aztec population in Tenochtitlan died of smallpox smallpox 1520 ⟨during the war with Hernán Cortés⟩
  assertsnegativesource: columbian-exchange

  Forty percent of the 200,000 people living in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, later Mexico City, are estimated to have died of smallpox in 1520

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  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote provided matches the text verbatim, including the specific figure of 40% of 200,000 people in Tenochtitlan dying of smallpox in 1520 during the conflict with Hernán Cortés.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author/passage (no named source is attributed in the original). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage states this as historical fact. The sentiment 'negative' appropriately reflects the grave human cost described. The time qualifier correctly specifies 1520 with matching valid_from and valid_to dates. The context accurately reflects the passage's reference to 'during the war of the Aztecs with conquistador Hernán Cortés.' The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about mortality from smallpox in Tenochtitlan in 1520.