CHAPTER XII

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COMMERCE OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.

The Main Features of Nahua Commerce -- Commerce in Pre-Aztec Times -- Outrages Committed by Aztec Merchants -- Privileges of the Merchants of Tlatelulco -- Jealousy between Merchants and Nobles -- Articles used as Currency -- The Markets of Anáhuac -- Arrangement and Regulations of the Market-Places -- Number of Buyers and Sellers -- Transportation of Wares -- Traveling Merchants -- Commercial Routes -- Setting out on a Journey -- Caravans of Traders -- The Return -- Customs and Feasts of the Merchants -- Nahua Boats and Navigation 378

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