Macroparasitism and Microparasitism in Mesoamerica The Aztec

The Humbleness and Forced Humility of the Pochteca

The pochecas were not allowed to flaunt their success for fear of being put to death by jealous nobility. This is worth taking into consideration.

I'm not sure of the author of this pdf strangely enough:

"The pochteca grew to be quite wealthy, but they were restricted in terms of the “flaunting” of their wealth and how much they couldaccumulate. First, they did not want to inflame the jealousy of the ruler. Many a merchant was put to death by a noble who desired the merchant’s fortune - an experience not uncommon among European Jews"(24).

http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ecn/starkey/ECN398%20-Ecology,%20Economy,%20Society/aztec2006.pdf