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Mexico-Tenochtitlan was administrativelly divided into 20 calpullis, four of them were the most important ones and the political centers. Each had its own ensign, dressing, and organization.

Mexica "Calpullis"
Mexico-Tenochtitlan was administrativelly divided into 20 calpullis, four of them were the most important ones and the political centers. Each had its own ensign, dressing, and organization.
The four main calpullis weres: Cuepopan, Moyotla, Soquiapan, and Atzacualco.
Out of these 20 calpullis, there is just pictogrphic testimony of the four main calpullis, accoding the Mendocine Codex
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 1, 2002


Cuepopan
Cuepopan was located in the Northeast of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. It was led by the Tlacochcálcatl, Chief of the House of Darts, for it was the place were the arsenla was kept. The Cuepopan ensign consisted of three white flag, aztapamitl joined by three quetzal plumes, which belonged to the Tlacochcálcath.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 1, 2002


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Moyotla
Moyotla was located to the Southweast of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. It is represented by a building adorned with tecomitl, called Tecocyahualco, for its chief was the Tecocyahuácatl. Moyotla is represented by a flag with horizontal-colored stripes, above a brown "canton" with nine circle within and some other in its borders, the hoist is top with a Quetzal-plume that belonged to the Tecocyahuácatl.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 1, 2002


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Zoquiapan
Zoquiapan is in the Souteast of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. It had the building called Hutznáhuac that shows the sacrificing symbols. It's leader is the Huitznáhuatl. The Zoquipan flag is with red-and-white striped broken to contain two Quetzal adorns. The hoisted is crested by a Quetzal plume that in turn is the Huitznáhuatl's ensign.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 1, 2002


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Atzacoalco
The flag of Atzacoalco was a kind of big umbrella made of feathers, in gold, carried by the army general. Cuepopan’s standard was composed by three white flags, atzapamitl, bond together and with Quetzal feathers that belonged to the Tlacohcalcatl. The others are the standards of Moyotla and Zoquiapan.
Jorge Candeias, 27 Oct 1997, translating from La Bandera Mexicana website

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* Xolotl Huascar, Feb 26, 2004 - 17:49

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Tlatelolco , Our new community (* Xolotl Huascar, Mar 11, 2004 - 20:36 )
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Adopt a Calpullis , Town or City. (* Xolotl Huascar, Mar 11, 2004 - 19:02 )


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