Book contents
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Pronunciation Guide
- A Little Background
- A Note on Sources
- List of Fictional Characters
- Part I Lives
- 1 The Emperor
- 2 The Priest
- 3 The Featherworker
- 4 The Merchant
- 5 The Farmer
- 6 The Slave
- Part II Intersecting Lives
- Glossary
- References
- Index
4 - The Merchant
from Part I - Lives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Pronunciation Guide
- A Little Background
- A Note on Sources
- List of Fictional Characters
- Part I Lives
- 1 The Emperor
- 2 The Priest
- 3 The Featherworker
- 4 The Merchant
- 5 The Farmer
- 6 The Slave
- Part II Intersecting Lives
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4, “The Merchant,” focuses on the long-distant professional merchants (pochteca) stationed in the Basin of Mexico cities. The chapter examines their goals and attitudes, details their lives on the road and in their home cities, traces their life cycles, and delves into their most pressing problems and the solutions they devised for them.
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- Everyday Life in the Aztec World , pp. 83 - 105Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020