Ebook: Spain, a Brief History

(This work is based on the sixth French edition of Histoire de l'Espagne in the “Que sais-je” paperback edition of the Presses Universitaires de France (1965) and the Spanish Edition (1960). The metric measurements have not been converted. Metric ton = 0-984 British ton, 1-102 U.S.A. ton; the hectare = 2-471 acres. Although these measurements were introduced into Spain in 1859, several old weights and measures are still widely used. They are: the quintal = 220-4 lb avoirdupois; the libra = 1-014 lb avoirdupois; the arroba for wine = 3-5 imperial gal; the arroba for oil = 2:75 imperial gal; the fanega = 1-5 imperial bushels; the fanega de tierra = 1:59 acres; Translator’s note.)