In Mexico, at least as early as the 19th – 20th century, a unit of mass, approximately 3.594
grams (approximately 55.5 grains). 
From an earlier Spanish unit.
United Nations, 1966.
Galván Riviera, 1844. Excerpt in Spanish with English translation.
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