Also known as pochtecatl
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
Pochtecas eram negociantes astecas da classe mercantil muito poderosa pois detinham o monopólio do comércio exterior de luxo. Usavam jóias de ouro, eram comerciantes sagazes e prudentes e serviam até como um "serviço secreto" de informações ao governo.
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