Copa (unit)

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The copa was a Spanish measure of volume and means glass in Spanish.

1 copa = 0.126 liters

The dimensional chain was:

Wine in the Kingdom of Spain : 1 Arroba = 4 Cuartillas = 8 Azumbres = 32 Cuartillos = 128 Copas = 16.133 liters
Liquids in Cuba : 1 Arroba = 4 Cuartillas = 8 Azumbres = 32 Cuartillos = 128 Copas = 15.5 liters

literature

Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights: a lexicon. Licensed edition of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim, Vienna, Zurich 1986, ISBN 978-3-41102-148-2 , p. 55.
Peter Kurzweil: The Vieweg unit lexicon: terms, formulas and constants from natural sciences, technology and medicine. Springer-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-32283-211-5 , p. 82.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Eduard D. Braesicke: The Austrian Arithmetic Master or the Art: To learn to solve quickly and safely all arithmetic tasks that occur in all classes and in all cases of civil life and public transport in 30 hours. A book for everyone, with detailed coin, measure and weight tables and over 5000 exercises. Verlag Carl Heymann, Berlin, 8th edition 1858, pp. 261 and 293.