A number of

units of measurement A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multi ...

were used in

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to measure quantities including length, mass, area, capacity, etc.

Metric system The metric system is a system of measurement that succeeded the decimalised system based on the metre that had been introduced in France in the 1790s. The historical development of these systems culminated in the definition of the Interna ...

had been optional since 1890, and adopted since 1899 in Paraguay.

System before metric system

Spanish system was used before metric system.

Length

A number of units were used to measure length. According to legal equivalents, one

vara Vara or VARA may refer to: Geography *Vara (river), in Liguria, Italy * Vara Parish, former municipality in Tartu County, Estonia * Vara, Estonia, village in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia * Vara Municipality, municipality in western S ...

(old) was 0.83856 m. One cuerda or One cordel was vara or 69.88 m, according to legal equivalents. One vara was 0.866 m, according to legal equivalents. Some other units and their legal equivalents are given below: 1 pulgada (inch) = vara 1 linea (line) = vara 1 piede (foot) = vara 1 pouce = vara 1

ligne The ''ligne'' ( ), or line or Paris line, is a historic unit of length used in France and elsewhere prior to the adoption of the metric system in the late 18th century, and used in various sciences after that time. The ''loi du 19 frimaire an V ...

= vara 1 cuadra = 100 vara 1

lieue A league is a unit of length. It was common in Europe and Latin America, but is no longer an official unit in any nation. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the ''leuga'', the league became a common unit of measuremen ...

(league) = 5000 vara.

Mass

Several units were used to measure mass. According to legal equivalents, One libra was 0.459 kg (One libra (old) was 460.08 kg). Some other units and their legal equivalents were given below: 1 onza (once) = libra 1 arroba = 25 libra 1

quintal The quintal or centner is a historical unit of mass in many countries which is usually defined as 100 base units, such as pounds or kilograms. It is a traditional unit of weight in France, Portugal, and Spain and their former colonies. It is com ...

(hundredweight) = 100 libra 1 tonelada (

tonne The tonne ( or ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton ( United State ...

) = 2000 libra.

Area

Several units were used to measure area. Some units and their legal equalents are given below: 1 lifio (old) = 4883.2 m² 1 lifio = 100 square vara = 75 m².

Capacity

Two main systems, dry and liquid, were used to measure capacity.

Dry

One fanega was 288 L and one almude was fanega.

Liquid

Several units were used to measure liquid capacity. One frasco was 3.029 litres. Some other units and their legal equivalents are given below: 1 cuarto = frasco 1 baril = 32 frasco 1

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= 192 frasco.

References

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