ferring to the maize granaries of the farmers and crafts- 
men. In most cases the same type of granary was used 
by both classes, but the small family granary types are 
the ones that have survived and give a distinctive ap- 
pearance to many of the Indian communities of present- 
day Mexico. 
A. Imperial Granaries 
Bernal Diaz del Castillo (1568) gives an insight into 
the organization of the palace of Moctezuma when he 
states: 
“*Dejemos de hablar de la costa y comida de su casa, y digamos de 
los mayordomos y tesoreros y despensas y botelleria y de los que tenian 
cargo de las casas adonde tenian el maiz.”’ 
Thus we learn that Moctezuma had overseers and 
‘*treasurers’’ who were in charge of the ruler’s pantries, 
‘“wine’’ rooms and houses where maize was stored. 
Fr. Bernardino de Sahagun (1529-1590) amplifies this 
information in his section dealing with the warehouses 
of the Aztec ruler wherein he writes: 
“*Otra sala del palacio se llamaba petlacaleo. En este lugar posaba 
un mayordomo del sefior, que tenia cargo y cuenta de todas las trojes 
de los mantenimientos de maiz que se guardaba para proveimiento de 
la ciudad y republica, que cabian a cada dos mil fanegas de maiz, en 
las cuales habia maiz de veinte afios sin dafiarse; tambien habia otras 
trojes en que se guardaba mucha cantidad de frijoles.’’ 
In addition there were other warehouses (trqjes) for 
salt, peppers and two kinds of pumpkin seeds. 
As much of the imperial supplies was obtained as 
tribute exacted from the towns under the Aztec domi- 
nation, the Codex Mendoza (Kingsborough 1831-1848, 
Long 1942) is an important source of information. This 
Codex was made by order of Don Antonio de Mendoza, 
Viceroy of Nueva Espafa from 1585 to 1550, and was 
intended for King Charles V. It was painted by Mexican 
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