- In pre-Columbian
Aztec society,
calpulli (from
classical Nahuatl calpōlli,
Nahuatl pronunciation: [kaɬˈpoːlːi],
meaning "large houses",
singular calpul)...
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independent city-states,
called altepetls,
composed of
smaller divisions (
calpulli),
which were
again usually composed of one or more
extended kinship groups...
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Calpulli Airport (Spanish:
Aeropuerto Calpulli), (ICAO: SCPL) is an
airstrip 19
kilometres (12 mi) east of Paillaco, a town in the Los Ríos
Region of Chile...
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divided into 20
districts (
calpullis,
Nahuatl languages: calpōlli,
pronounced [kaɬˈpoːlːi],
meaning "large house"); and each
calpulli, or 'big house', was crossed...
- for your
calpulli and fly your
banner with pride.
Calpulli operated schools for
young men to
transform into warriors.
Having a
strong Calpulli was essential...
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community and for war.
These youth schools were
located in each
district or
calpulli. Life in the
telpochcalli was tough. From
early morning strenuous activities...
- Huēhuehtēōtl,
Cuezaltzin Abode • Il****catl-Teotlatlauhco (Eleventh Heaven) •
Calpulli (the
center of the four
cardinal directions)
Gender Male
Region Mesoamerica...
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independent city-state,
called an altepetl,
composed of
smaller divisions (
calpulli),
which were
again usually composed of one or more
extended kinship groups...
-
system of
ejidos was
based on an
understanding of the
preconquest Aztec calpulli and the
medieval Spanish ejido,
since the 20th
century ejidos have been...
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grown developing in a web of
local worship and
community groups (called
calpulli or kalpulli) and
spreading to the
Mexican Americans or
Chicanos in the...
