Jornal
The Jornal was a Spanish field measure and had different values in different places in the province of Catalonia . Despite the introduction of the “French system” on January 1, 1859 in Spain (law of June 19, 1849), some dimensions, including the Jornal, remained in use for a while.
- In Tarragona 1 Jornal = 3346 Varas cuadras (Castile) = 23.38 Ares
- In Lleida 1 Jornal = 12 Porcas = 6552 Varas cuadras (Castile) = 45.7812 Ares
literature
- Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth . Teubner Publishing House, Leipzig 1855.
Individual evidence
- ^ Leopold Carl Bleibtreu: Handbook of coin, measure and weight and the exchange, government paper, banking and stock system of European and non-European countries and cities . Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 263.