Pochteca

Pocteca

Pocteca were a special merchant class in MesoAmerica during the Aztecs. The pochteca were organized into guilds. The Aztec treated the pochteca like nobility. The also acted as spies to see what the enemies of the Aztecs were doing. They specailized in long distance trading of luxury items. They traded things made from jade, tourquise, and tortiose shells. They traded as far as Centeral America, but these trade routes were not in very good condition. They had their own rituals and governed themselves.



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