Grain Architecture in Bourbon New Spain: On the Design of Guadalajara and Querétaro’s Alhóndigas

During the late colonial period, numerous Novohispanic cities embarked on an unprecedented number of projects aimed at reshaping their urban spaces and improving infrastructures, including new facilities for grain storage supply. The construction alhóndigas (public granaries), along with other public works was further propelled by implementation Bourbon reforms in Spanish America 1780s reorganization colonies into intendencias (provinces), as part monarchy’s efforts to improve administration economy centralize royal power. newly appointed officials (intendentes) were instrumental these reforms, overseeing tax collection, promoting economic growth agricultural production, mining, developing a program embellish modernize environments ameliorate living conditions residents sanitation, health, water infrastructure, food This essay explores projected two Mexican how they engaged contemporary discussions about efficacy works, circulation ideals promoted enlightened reformers good governance civic order, issues artistic architectural transmission reformist aesthetic agenda from center provinces New Spain.