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The Aztec Empire: How Merchants Spied and Shaped Conquest

The Aztec Empire: How Merchants Spied and Shaped Conquest

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In Episode 81 of The Aztec Empire, Lucas and Luna explore the secret world of the pochteca — the long-distance merchants who were far more than traders. How did these merchants double as spies, reporting back to the huey tlatoani on disloyal provinces? What was the sumptuary law that forbade them from acting like nobles, even when they were richer? How did the pochteca's trade routes extend well beyond the empire's military reach, into lands that had never seen a Mexica warrior? And what happened when the pochteca of Tlatelolco were massacred in the distant city of Ahautlitzin, sparking a controversial war? Drawing on the Florentine Codex and the Codex Mendoza, this episode uncovers the hidden economy of tribute, the dangerous journeys to the Tierra Caliente for quetzal feathers and jade, and the secret councils where the pochteca advised emperors. Along the way, Lucas and Luna discuss the tlameme porters who carried goods on their backs, the idol of Yacatecuhtli that every merchant carried, and the peculiar trial by ordeal that awaited pochteca who failed in their missions. A fresh angle on Aztec imperialism — not through warfare, but through the goods and gossip that moved across Mesoamerica. #AztecEmpire #Pochteca #Tlatelolco #Yacatecuhtli #Mesoamerica #FlorentineCodex #CodexMendoza #HueyTlatoani #QuetzalFeathers #Tribute #Tenochtitlan #Cacao #SumptuaryLaws #AncientTrade #Spies #FexingoHistory #History #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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