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Table of Kilometres and Miles.

001 kilometre	=	00·62 mile.
002 kilometres	=	01·24 miles.
003 kilometres„	=	01·86 miles.„
004 kilometres„	=	02·49 miles.„
005 kilometres„	=	03·11 miles.„
006 kilometres„	=	03·73 miles.„
007 kilometres„	=	04·35 miles.„
008 kilometres„	=	04·97 miles.„
009 kilometres„	=	05·59 miles.„
010 kilometres„	=	06·21 miles.„

020 kilometres	=	12·43 miles.
030 kilometres„	=	18·64 miles.„
040 kilometres„	=	24·86 miles.„
050 kilometres„	=	31·07 miles.„
060 kilometres„	=	37·28 miles.„
070 kilometres„	=	43·50 miles.„
080 kilometres„	=	49·71 miles.„
090 kilometres„	=	55·92 miles.„
100 kilometres„	=	62·14 miles.„

 

Spanish and English Weights and Measures.

 

Weights.
000 Spanish.				English equivalent.
120 Granos	=	1 Tomin.
030 Tomines	=	1 Adarme.
020 Adarmes	=	1 Dracma	=	Drachm.
080 Dracmas	=	1 Onza	=	Ounce.
080 Onzas	=	1 Marco	=	Marc.
020 Marcos	=	1 Libra	=	Pound.
250 Libras	=	1 Arroba	=	Quarter of Cwt.
040 Arrobas	=	1 Quintal	=	Hundred Weight.
Distances.
120 Lineas	=	1 Pulgada	=	Inch.
120 Pulgadas	=	1 Pie	=	Foot.
011/2 Pie	=	1 Codo	=	Cubit.
020 Codos	=	1 Vara	=	Yard.
030 Pies
Corn and Dry Measures.
040 Ochavillas	=	1 Ochavo.
040 Ochavos	=	1 Cuartillo	=	Pint.
040 Cuartillos	=	1 Celemin	=	Peck.
120 Celemines	=	1 Fanega	=	About one Cwt.
120 Fanegas	=	1 Caiz.

Our quarter is about 5 Fanegas, 11/2 Celemin. 1 bushel is about 71/2 Celemines.

An Aranzada, or Spanish acre, is as much land as a pair of oxen can plough in a day; a Fanega is that quantity which requires a Fanega of grain to sow it.

 

Liquid Measures, Wine, &c.
040 Copas	=	1 Cuartillo	=	Pint.
040 Cuartillos	=	1 Azumbre	=	About 1/2 a gallon.
020 Azumbres	=	1 Cuartilla	=	About a gallon.
040 Cuartillas	=	1 Arroba	=	About 31/2 gallons or 32 pints.
290 Arrobas	=	1 Bota o Pipa	=	About 110 to 115 gallons.

About 7 Cuartillos make our Gallon.