A number of

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were used in Cuba to measure quantities like mass, area, and capacity. In

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has been compulsory since 1858.

Units after metrication

In 1920s too, other units from non-Metric Systems, old Spanish and American and local, were also used.

Length

Several units were used to measure length. Legua was approximately equal to 2 2/3 in, which is substantially different from the value of a ''Legua'' in

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and a ''

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'' elsewhere, which varied from about 1,500 metres to 11,000 metres. One vara was equal to 33.384 in.

Mass

A Number of units were used to measure mass. Some of units which were used in 1920s too in addition to metric system, and which belonged to old Spanish, American, and local, are provided below: 1 tonelada (or millier) = 1000.0 kg 1 tercio = 72.22 kg. One libra was equal to 1.0161 lb (US pound of 1893).

Area

Several units were used to measure area. As in 1920s, one caballeria Cubana was equal to 134,202 m². Some of units which were used in 1920s too in addition to metric system, and which belonged to old Spanish, American, and local, are provided below: 1 Cordele = Caballeria 1

Fanega The fanega or Spanish bushel was an old measure of dry capacity in Spanish-speaking countries. It was generally used in an agricultural context to measure quantities of grain. The measure varied greatly, but in Castile, it was equivalent to ...

= Caballeria

Capacity

Several units were used to measure volume. As in 1920s, one bocoy was equal to 136.27 L. One barrile was equal to 1/6 bocoy. One

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(liquid measure) was equal to 4.263 gallons. One

fanega The fanega or Spanish bushel was an old measure of dry capacity in Spanish-speaking countries. It was generally used in an agricultural context to measure quantities of grain. The measure varied greatly, but in Castile, it was equivalent to ...

(dry measure), which was rarely used, was equal to 1.599 bushels, and one

(liquid measure) was equal to 16 gallons.

References

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