Arrobeta

The arrobeta was a Spanish measure of volume in Saragossa for liquids and only intended for olive oil .

• 1 arroba = 1 ½ arrobeta (2 arroba = 3 arrobeta)
• 1 arrobeta = 454 5/6 Parisian cubic inches = 9.02 liters

Since olive oil was sold by weight, its weight base was the Castilian libra (pounds).

• 1 arrobeta = 24 libras = 8.2824 kilograms

literature

• Herrmann Julius Meyer : The large conversation lexicon for the educated classes. Department 2, Volume 7, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen / Amsterdam / Paris / Philadelphia 1851, p. 108 Google Books .
• Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, the government papers, the bills of exchange and banking and the customs of all countries and trading venues. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1095 Google Books .