What Does Calpulli Mean in Spanish?

Calpul (plural calpulli) is the Aztec word for the comparable Spanish term "barrio." Calpulli were collections of people in small rural villages or political wards in cities who worked in and shared ownership, more or less, of the property and fields.

What does calpulli mean?

: a clan or ward constituting the fundamental unit of Aztec society.

What was an Aztec family group called?

Families belonged to a larger group called the calpulli. Families and individuals did not own land in Aztec society, the calpulli did. A calpulli was like a clan or small tribe. Many of the families in a calpulli were related to each other.