Book
The Calpulli in the social organization of the Tenochca
[s.n.] • (14) • Published In 1949 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1-95 [original: 112 ]
By: Monzon, Arthur, Diebold, A. Richard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph reconstructs the complex social organization of Tenochtitlan at the time of the Conquest. The communities called [n]calpullis[/n] are found to be ambilateral clans with a tendency toward endogamy. Various political and economic aspects of the [n]calpullis[/n] are examined in depth.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Localized kin groups
- Rule of descent
- Territorial hierarchy
- Classes
- Occupational specialization
- Taxation and public income
- Standard of living
- Gambling
- Polygamy
- Inheritance
- Real property
- Congregations
- Priesthood
- Public finance
- Religious denominations
- Regulation of marriage
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aztecs
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- James R. Leary ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1519
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mexico City (Tenochtitlan), Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Arthur Monzon
- Translation of: [El Calpulli en la Organizacion Social de los Tenochca]
- Translated for the HRAF files by A. Richard Diebold, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aztecs