In Honduras, ? – 20th century, a unit of length, approximately 0.161 millimeters. (UN 1966)
In the Venezuelan province of Monagas
, ? – 20th century, a unit of mass used in the sugar cane trade, =
600 kilograms.
United Nations, 1966.
Technical Conversion Factors…, 1972, page 347.
In Italy, a unit of length, about 3.57 millimeters (about 0.14 inch).
In Manila in the Philippines, a unit of mass used for gold or silver thread = 9 Spanish onza, but according Nelkenbrecher, the onza was thought of as the weight of a Mexican peso, which really weighed 0.9365 onza. Taking the Spanish onza as 28.76 grams makes the punto about 242.4 grams. Doursther says is about 243.55 grams.
After metrification, 200 grams. ![]()
Nelkenbrecher (1890), page 608.
In Costa Rica, a unit of length = 1/5184 of a vara = 1/12 linea, = 0.16 millimeter.
[Costa Rica. Ministerio de formento.]
Medidas y pesas del sistema métrico, y tablas de equivalencia con las antiguas.
San José de Costa Rica: Imprenta nacional, 1885.
In Mexico, a unit of length, = 1/5184 of a vara = 1/12 linea, about 0.16165 millimeters.
Galván Riviera, 1844. Excerpt in Spanish with English translation.
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