In the film, Sister Juana was cleaning up someone's vomit and talking about the dangers of being too close to the alliance due to contagion. Colonial Latin America had many diseases; in fact it was one of the main problems of the colonies. In the New World, disease killed more men than women, making population maintenance and growth difficult. For the colonies, disease meant mixing people who shouldn't be together. In I, the worst illness of all meant only hard times for the convent. However, both the film and the colonies were greatly affected by the disease, as it killed many