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A unit of length in Spanish-speaking countries (literally, “foot”).
| Locality | Period | Equivalents | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 20ᵗʰ c | = ¹⁄₃ vara, approximately 27.84 centimeters | UN |
| 15ᵗʰ c | Aragon, 25.63 cm  |
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| Argentina, Ecuador, and El Salvador | 20ᵗʰ c | = 1 foot (30.48 centimeters) | UN |
| Costa Rica | 19ᵗʰ c | = 41.8 centimeters, a synonym for the tercia. | CR |
| Honduras | 20ᵗʰ c | approximately 27.8 centimeters | UN |
| Mexico | 20ᵗʰ c | approximately 27.936 centimeters = ¹⁄₃ of a vara, synonym is tercia. | UN |
| 19ᵗʰ c | GR | ||
| Paraguay | 20ᵗʰ c | approximately 28.89 centimeters, where it is also a measure of area. | UN |
Key to sources
CR [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.
GR Galván Riviera, 1844. Excerpt in Spanish with English translation.
UN United Nations, 1966.
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