Plural of capataz; a group of supervisors or foremen in charge of workers, especially in Spanish-speaking regions.
Plural of 'capataz,' from Spanish, possibly from Latin 'caput' (head) combined with Spanish suffixes, meaning 'head person.'
On Spanish colonial haciendas and modern farms, capataces were the crucial middle managers—overseeing workers while answering to owners—a role that gave them power but often put them in difficult ethical positions.
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