cuartilla

1

In Spain, two units:

a unit of dry capacity, 13.88 liters (about 1.57 U.S. pecks), a quarter of a fanega.
a unit of liquid capacity used for wine, 4.03 liters (about 1.07 U.S. gallons), a quarter of an arroba or cántara for wine.

2

In Venezuela , 20^th century, two units:

a unit of area (UN 1966), varying in value from 100 to 2,500 square meters (approximately 0.025 – 0.618 acres).
a unit of mass (UN 1966) used for cereals, varying in value from 2 to 10 kilograms, (approximately 4.4 – 22 pounds av.).

3

In Argentina, ? – 20th centuries, a unit of dry capacity, about 34.2 liters.

Technical Factors ..., 1972, page 88.

4

In Ecuador, 20^th century (UN 1966), a unit of mass, approximately 23.0 kilograms (approximately 50.7 pounds av.).

5

In Bolivia, ? – 20^th century, various units of capacity:

Department	Town	Volume in liters	Commodity
Chuquisaca	Azurduy, H. Siles, Yotala	3.37
	Camargo, Tarabuco, Villa Busch	3.75
	Sud Cinti	8.12
La Paz	Apolo	3.75
La Paz	Pelechuco	3.30
Cochabamba	Arque	6.75	chicha
	Arani	4.00	chicha
	Cliza	3.75
	Punata	6.00
	Quillacollo	3.37	chicha
	Sacaba	1.50
	Tarata	6
Potosi	Betanzos, Colquechaca, Cotagaita, Potosi, Tupiza, Uncia	3.37
	Millares	4.00
	Ocurí	3.80
	Otuyo	12.00
	Puna	6.00
	Sacaca, Vitichi	3.00
	Tumusla	3.20
	Vilacaya	5.75
Oruro	Huanuni, Poopó	3.00
Oruro	Oruro	3.00	chicha
Santa Cruz	Buena Vista, Montero	6.75
Santa Cruz	Lagunillas	3.75
Tarija	Concepción, Padcaya	3.37
	Pampa Redond	3.33
	San Lorenzo	5.75
	Tarija	3.75	wine
	Tarija	7.50

[Bolivia] Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Colonizacion. Dirección General de Economia Rural.
Resumen General de Medidas típicas de la República de Bolivia.
Corrected and revised by the Departamento de Muestreos y Padrones.
[La Paz]: Departamento de Muestreos y Padrones, 1956.

Pages 9, 13, 19, 27, 34, 37 and 41. (Page numbering is not continuous.)

and various units of mass:

Department	Town	Mass in kilograms	Commodity
Chuquisaca	Zudanez	27	grain
La Paz	Quime	17.90	grain
Potosi	Tupiza	16.10	grain
Tarija	Tarija	2.76	grain

Resumen General de Medidas típicas de la República de Bolivia.Pages 11, 15, 30 and 42.

and a unit of land area in the town of Salinas de G. Mendoza in the department of Oruro, 2000 square meters.

Resumen General de Medidas típicas de la República de Bolivia. Page 36.

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In the Territory of New Mexico of the United States, by an act of 12 January 1852, the cuartilla was legalized as a unit of capacity = 1 U.S. standard pint.

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Construction and Distribution of Weights and Measures.
Senate. 34th Congress, 3rd Session. Ex. Doc. No. 27.
Washington: A.O. P. Nicholson, Printer, 1857.

Page 83. The author of the report was A. D. Bache.