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| Convert from caballeria [Spain/Peru] to labor |
Unit Definition (caballeria [Spain/Peru]) The caballeria [Spain/Peru] a traditional unit of land area in Spanish speaking countries. In Spain and Peru the caballeria is equal to 60 fanegas, which is roughly 40 hectares (100 acres). Unit Definition (labor) The labor is a traditional unit of area in Latin American countries. The labor is equal to the area of a square 1000 varas on a side, or 0.04 legua. Using the Texas standard for the vara (33 1/3 inches), this is equivalent to 177.136 acres or 71.685 hectares. The word labor means work in Spanish, as it does in English. As a unit it represents the area that could be cultivated by a single farmer, somewhat like the old English hide.
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