Cargo system

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The Cargo system is a traditional Mesoamerican civil-religious hierarchy in which community members rotate through unpaid public and ceremonial offices, reinforcing social cohesion and cultural identity.

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Cargo system canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican cultural practice ⓘ
civil-religious hierarchy ⓘ
traditional social institution ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Maya peoples ⓘ
Mixtec people ⓘ
Tzeltal Maya ⓘ
Tzotzil Maya ⓘ
linked to: Tzotzil

Zapotec people ⓘ
basedOn principle of communal obligation ⓘ
principle of reciprocity ⓘ
rotation of offices among adult male community members ⓘ
characterizedBy heavy economic burden on officeholders ⓘ
integration of Catholic and indigenous practices ⓘ
prestige gained through service ⓘ
sequential progression through offices ⓘ
unpaid service ⓘ
hasAlternativeName cargo system ⓘ
civil-religious cargo system ⓘ
hasComponent rotating community responsibilities ⓘ
unpaid ceremonial offices ⓘ
unpaid public offices ⓘ
hasConsequence redistribution of wealth within the community ⓘ
reinforcement of local authority structures ⓘ
strengthening of community solidarity ⓘ
hasNotableConcept cargo ladder ⓘ
service as a prerequisite for community status ⓘ
hasPurpose maintenance of cultural identity ⓘ
organization of civic life ⓘ
organization of religious life ⓘ
reinforcement of social cohesion ⓘ
historicalOrigin colonial-era interaction between Spanish Catholicism and indigenous governance ⓘ
involves financing of communal rituals ⓘ
hierarchical ranking of offices ⓘ
local political administration ⓘ
maintenance of churches ⓘ
religious fiestas ⓘ
sponsorship of saints’ day celebrations ⓘ
practicedIn Guatemala ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ
highland Chiapas ⓘ
indigenous communities of Mexico ⓘ
regulatedBy community assemblies ⓘ
customary law ⓘ
relatedTo civil-religious hierarchy ⓘ
cofradía system ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline Latin American studies ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ
ethnology ⓘ

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Bènizàa → hasSocialOrganization → Cargo system ⓘ