For the French unit, see canne. For the Italian unit, see canna.
In parts of Spain, ? – 19th century, a unit of length, varying with locality.
| Province | Nomenclature, Equivalents | Length in meters1 |
|---|---|---|
| Baleares | media cana ("half cana") | 0.782 |
| Barcelona | cana (= 2 media cana = 8 palmos = 32 quartos2) | 1.555 |
| Gerona | cana | 1.559 |
| Lérida | media cana | 0.778 |
| Tarragona | media cana | 0.780 |
Alsina, Feliu and Marquet provide a lengthy list of local values (page 130), all in the ranges 1.555-1.698 or 1.928-1.982, the high range only for measuring cloth.
1. Dirección General del Instituto Geográfico y Estadístico.
Equivalencias entre las Pesas y Medidas Usadas Antiguamente en las Diversas
Provincias de España y las Legales del Sistema Métrico-Decimal.
Publicadas de Real Orden.
Madrid: Imprenta de la Dirección General del Instituto Geográfica y Estadístico,
1886.
Page 14, 15, 25, 33, 49.
2. Doursther, page 82.
Doursther says, “d'aprés une measure authentique, vérifée à la préfecture de Marseille, en 1829,” about 1.5520 meters.
For the unit of land area, see cana de rey.
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