Cuadra (unit)

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The Cuadra was a Spanish measure of length in Argentina and Chile . With a law of July 19, 1849 / valid from January 1, 1859, the French system of measurement was supposed to be introduced in Spain , but the Vara saved itself through the reform, and so had

The Vara differed slightly and that had an effect on the Cuadra.

  • Chile: 100 meters = 119 varas, which means 1 vara = 0.840336 meters
    • Chile: 1 Cuadra = 150 Varas = 127.119 meters
  • Argentina ( Buenos Aires ), Paraguay: 1 Cuadra = 150 Varas = 129.9 meters
  • 1 Cuadra = 150 Varas = 450 Pié
  • 40 cuadras = 1 legua ( mile ) = 6000 varas = 5196 meters
  • Uruguay (since 1862): 1 Cuadra = 100 Varas = 85.9 meters
    • Uruguay (area and field measure): 10,000 square varas = 7378.81 square meters

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Association of practical merchants: The latest illustrated trade and goods lexicon or encyclopedia of the entire trade science for merchants and manufacturers: Volume 2. Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1857, p. 509
  2. ↑ a b c d R. Klimpert: Lexicon of coins, dimensions, weights, counting types and time sizes. Verlag C. Regenhardt, Berlin 1896 (reprint by Рипол Классик Verlag, ISBN 978-1-146-97121-8 ), p. 56.
  3. ↑ M. Mendelssohn: Handbook of coin, measure and weight, taking into account the new coin and weight system, with detailed reduction tables. Horvarth'sche Buchhandlung, Potsdam 1859, p. 27
  4. ^ Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of coin, measure and weight ratios , Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1616