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Capo Sandalo (Carloforte)
Capo or capos, may refer to: Designation, akin to captain *Capo, short for ''Caporegime'', a rank in the Mafia *''Capo dei capi'', or ''capo di tutti capi'', Italian for "boss of bosses", a phrase used to indicate a powerful individual in organized crime *Kapo (concentration camp), Capo (concentration camp), a prisoner who supervised forced labor or carried out tasks delegated by Nazi guards People *Capo (surname) *Pedro Capó, or "Capó", singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico *Capo (rapper) (born 1991; as ''Cem Anhan'') aka ''Capo Azzlack''; German rapper *Jim Jones (rapper) (born 1976; as ''Joseph Guillermo Jones II''), pseudonym "CAPO"; U.S. rapper *Los Capos, Mexican Lucha Libre pro-wrestlers Places *Acquarica del Capo, town and commune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of southeast Italy *Capistrano Valley High School, commonly known as Capo *Capo d'Orlando, a commune in the Italian province of Messina, in Sicily *Capo di Ponte, a commune in the Italian prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caporegime
A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to capo or informally referred to as "captain" or "skipper", is a rank used in the Mafia (both the Sicilian Mafia and Italian-American Mafia) for a ''made member'' of an Italian crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization. ''Caporegime'' is an Italian word, which is used to signify the head of a family in Sicily, but has now come to mean a ranking member, similar to captain or senior sergeant in a military unit. In general, the term indicates the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate who commands a crew of soldiers and reports directly to the don (boss) or an underboss or street boss. The shortened version "capo" has been used to refer to certain high-ranking members of Latin American drug cartels as well. Background The Mafia, particularly the American Mafia, is typically divided into distinct and partially independent "crews" headed by a "capo" or leader of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |