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nealtepequixtiliztli.
Headword:
nealtepequixtiliztli.
Principal English Translation:
the act of congregating dispersed settlement into more compact communities (congregación, in Spanish)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
auh yn tla aca ypampa nealtepequixtiliztli anoҫo ypampa covatequitl choloz valvicoz in campa ocholo quitlalizque teylpiloyan ce metztli oncan yez = Y si alguien, por causa de la congregación del pueblo o por causa del trabajo en las obras públicas, huye, será traído del sitio al que huyó y lo pondrán en la cárcel, un mes ahí estará (Cuauhtinchan, Puebla, s. XVI)