Book IX: The Merchants
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Book IX: The Merchants is a section of the Florentine Codex that details the lives, roles, and practices of Aztec merchants within pre-Hispanic Nahua society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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ethnographic text ⓘ |
| aimedToDocument |
indigenous customs
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indigenous economy ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Franciscan Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | General History of the Things of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of merchant education
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descriptions of merchant ranks ⓘ descriptions of merchant rituals ⓘ descriptions of merchant travel ⓘ descriptions of tribute and trade goods ⓘ |
| createdIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| cultureDescribed |
Aztec civilization
NERFINISHED
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Nahua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Aztec merchants
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Nahua merchants ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | pre-Hispanic Nahua society ⓘ |
| genre |
colonial Mesoamerican chronicle
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ethnohistorical source ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberInSeries | 9 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Book IX: The Merchants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
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pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| language |
Nahuatl
NERFINISHED
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Spanish ⓘ |
| medium | manuscript ⓘ |
| originalCollectionLocation | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
economic activities of merchants
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long-distance trade ⓘ market practices ⓘ merchant guilds ⓘ religious practices of merchants ⓘ social roles of merchants ⓘ trade networks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
study of Aztec social structure
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study of Aztec trade ⓘ study of Nahua economic systems ⓘ |
| writtenAsPartOf | missionary ethnography ⓘ |
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