Cargo system

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Mesoamerican cultural practice civil-religious hierarchy traditional social institution

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican cultural practice ⓘ civil-religious hierarchy ⓘ traditional social institution ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup	Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Mixtec people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzeltal Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzotzil Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotec people NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ 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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