Correspondence Analysis helps to make some of the structural patterns visible. The red dots are the sacramental compadrazgos. The analysis clearly shows that the most important relationships are the tree like ends of the networks. These important relationships are clearly not established within the community nor within the redundant block that surrounds the community. Another argument would be that people try to integrate far away but potentially important people in their personal network.
Some cases are interesting and ask for an ethnographic explanation.
The tree like relationships go Tlaxcala, Puebla, Mexico D.F, Contla, Santa Ana Chiautempan, Apizago and San Matias. Tlaxcala and Mexico D.F. are the state and national capitals, Puebla the capital of the neighboring state, Contla is the regional weaving industry, Santa Ana and Apizaco the nearest market towns, and San Matias the next village along the highway in the direction of Santa Ana and Tlaxcala city. The following analysis shows how the proportion of ties that goes in the relinked block has developed over the last years. The analysis shows that there was an overall peak in the late 50ies and 60ies where many relationships were invested into relinked ties. If we look at the picture only from the latest point in time there are some differences in how much the group spends in the community.