The Tealtianime was in charge of bringing back captives to be used in human sacrifices for Aztec rituals. And finally, the Iyahqueh guarded trade depots and stations along the trade routes.

It was called the Triple Alliance. The Triple Alliance (popularly known as the Aztec) conquered lands so as to be able to control trade routes and raw materials. Scholars believe religion also ...

Travel with us down the ancient trade route that once connected the capital ... occurred more than 500 years ago in Zultepec — an Aztec stronghold. The remains at the site suggest these people ...

and where its political alliances and economic trade routes stretched. “We can explore different questions about how the Aztecs were organised within their city, but also in relation to the ...

The study sheds new light on the economic networks, rituals and political influence of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire ... conquest but on active long-distance trade, even with rival polities.