What were the chief trading partners of the Aztec Empire?

The Mexica had two classes of people specialized in commerce, the tlamaconi, specialized in low-volume, everyday merchandise, and the pochtecas. read more

The pochtecas were the 'people from Pochtlan', the place were the merchants from both Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlán met, and they were specialized in higher-value merchandise: The pochtecas counted on the caravans of tlamemes (carriers) to reach distants lands on foot to keep the markets functioning. read more

The Aztec Empire flourished between c. 1345 and 1521 CE and, at its greatest extent, covered most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Motecuhzoma II to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico. read more