I've heard that the Aztecs, specifically, thought that the Spaniards were gods. Did they think smallpox might be divine retribution of some sort?
I suggest you read the archived response to this question where the poster seems to have deleted their account. However, you can read the following response by u/400-Rabbits https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1rgsfl/is_there_any_truth_to_the_commonly_cited_fact/