Aztec, New Mexico Aztec, New Mexico Aztec () is a city and county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,763. The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located on the north side of the city. Aztec is located at (36.8222261, -107.9928455). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.8%) is water. Aztec is part of the Farmington, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census of 2000, there are 6,378 people, 2,330 households, and
Global silver trade from the 16th to 18th centuries Global silver trade from the 16th to 18th centuries The global silver trade between the Americas and Europe from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries was a spillover of the Columbian Exchange which had a profound effect on the world economy. In fact, many scholars consider the silver trade to mark the beginning of a genuinely global economy, with one historian noting that silver "went round the world and made the world go round." Although global, much of that silver ended up in the hands of the Chinese, as they accepted it as a form of currency. In addition to the