Pochteca
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230px|thumb|Pochteca as they appear in the Florentine Codex Pochteca (singular pochtecatl) were professional, long-distance traveling merchants in the Aztec Empire. The trade or commerce was referred to as pochtecayotl. Within the empire, the pochteca performed three primary duties: market management, international trade, and acting as market intermediaries domestically. They were a small but important class as they not only facilitated commerce, but also communicated vital information across the empire and beyond its borders, and were often employed as spies due to their extensive travel and
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pochteca is referenced by 43 other articles, and connects out to merchant, Tenochtitlan and retail.
It is catalogued under topics including Aztec society and Medieval merchants.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Article · Español
Los pochtecas eran un gremio de comerciantes viajeros que operaron durante la época del Imperio azteca. Eran gente sumamente polémica en la sociedad de su época, ya que no solo eran comerciantes, sino también espías del mismísimo tlatoani; sin mencionar de que eran una sociedad de alto prestigio que se distinguía de los mercaderes comunes o tlacemananqui.
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