Claudia, I checked two different "padrones parroquiales" for Aguascalientes
(1648 and 1770) and one for Nochistlán, Zacatecas (1664). They were
basically intended for the Church authorities to know which members had
received the Sacraments of Confession and Communion, and whether they were
Single, Married, Widow(er), etc. The Padrón for 1648 also lists the
race/caste of members. These padrones use slightly different formats. I
also checked the "Padrón de Españoles, Castizos y Mestizos de Aguascalientes
de 1792". This is similar to censuses conducted in the U.S. during that
period of time, listing the number of families living at each address,
number of males, females, boys, and girls living in each household, plus the
total number of people found in each dueling. The 1792 census was conducted
by civilian authorities, so it doesn't use the same abbreviations as the
"Padrones Parroquiales" which were religious in nature. Interestingly
enough, in 1770 one of my ancestors, Vicente Ruiz de Esparza, and his first
wife Catarina de Orosco y Raya, lived on a street named "Calle de la Merced"
with their son Joseph. Twenty two years later, Vicente Ruiz de Esparza
lived in "la Calle de Nieto" with his second wife Rafaela de Trillo y
Delgado (my 4th great-grandmother). I visited both addresses when I was in
Aguascalientes in 2008. La Calle de la Merced is directly behind the
Cathedral, and la Calle de Nieto just one block away. I got goose bumps
every time I was there.

You need to get a hold of the entire Padrón Parroquial, including the
introduction, in order to know the exact meaning of the abbreviations used.
With the examples in my files I was only able to verify the following:

cc = confesión y comunión (confession and communion)
c = confesión únicamente (confession only) but could be confirmación
(confirmation)
p = párbulo (small child / toddler)
cv = casado y velado (married and veiled)
cp = ???
cd = ???
s = soltero o suelto
cs = ???

Regards,
Bill Figueroa