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gloss, “gorregidor ychā.”
Cholula RG Map, 1581
gloss, “gorregidor ychā.”
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Nahuatl gloss identifies the home of the Corregidor, or the local Spanish colonial official. It was not unusual for “g” to substitute for “c” in Nahuatl orthography, especially when handling loanwords from Spanish. [SW]