'''Compadrazgo''' is a form of [[fictive kinship]] found in [[Latin American culture]], meaning literally ''co-parents'' but referring to co-[[godparent]]hood or joint [[sponsorship]] of a [[godchild]] or ritual object.<ref>"Counting on Kin: Social Networks, Social Support, and Child Health Status." Shawn Malia Kana'iaupuni, Katharine M Donato, Theresa Thompson-Colón, Melissa Stainback. Social Forces. Chapel Hill: Mar 2005.Vol.83, Iss. 3; pg. 1137, 28 pgs</ref> <ref>"Las Comadres as a social support system." Rebecca A Lopez. Affilia. Thousand Oaks: Spring 1999.Vol.14, Iss. 1; pg. 24, 18 pgs. </ref><ref>"The Forgotten Liberator: Buenaventura Martínez and Yucatán's Republican Restoration." Terry Rugeley. Mexican Studies. Berkeley: Summer 2003.Vol.19, Iss. 2; pg. 331</ref>
