Feb 14, 2011 22:29
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Spanish term
Chile
caballería
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
History
economic history - 19th century Cuba
In the article, here's how the term is used:
"Para el año 1827, Marrero, L. (1984, p. 61) estimaba que el 90% del territorio cubano correspondía a bosques, montes y otros tipos de paisajes, un 4,2% se encontraba bajo cultivo y un 5,8% estaba destinado a pastos. Entre ambas fechas la superficie de bosques había pasado de 409.825 a 250.845 caballerías."
This term appears in an academic paper on Cuba. It refers to a measurement of land area. I found this definition in the RAE: "Medida agraria usada en la isla de Cuba, equivalente a 1343 áreas."
Haven't been able to find a translation, would appreciate any suggestions.
Many thanks
"Para el año 1827, Marrero, L. (1984, p. 61) estimaba que el 90% del territorio cubano correspondía a bosques, montes y otros tipos de paisajes, un 4,2% se encontraba bajo cultivo y un 5,8% estaba destinado a pastos. Entre ambas fechas la superficie de bosques había pasado de 409.825 a 250.845 caballerías."
This term appears in an academic paper on Cuba. It refers to a measurement of land area. I found this definition in the RAE: "Medida agraria usada en la isla de Cuba, equivalente a 1343 áreas."
Haven't been able to find a translation, would appreciate any suggestions.
Many thanks
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | caballeria |
Lucy Phillips
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| 4 | fall |
eski
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| 2 +1 | 1 "Caballería" = 33.2 acres |
Remy Arce
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References
| leave it in Spanish and explain |
Rachel Fell
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Proposed translations
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Lucy Phillips
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caballeria
It seems as though the same term is used in English, probably with an explanation.
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philgoddard
: You could just convert it into hectares for simplicity. And yours was the first of three near-identical answers, so it gets my vote.
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thank you phil
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Evans (X)
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thanks Gilla
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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thank you Muriel
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1 "Caballería" = 33.2 acres
I don't think there is a translation of that word but you can use the equivalence to do the calculation: 1 caballería = 33.2 acres (in Cuba)
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fall
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Saludos!
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eski
Reference comments
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Rachel Fell
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Reference:
leave it in Spanish and explain
Cuba (caballería Cubana) 13.420 hectares (33.2 acres)
http://www.sizes.com/units/caballería.htm
http://www.onlineconversion.com/area.htm
http://www.sizes.com/units/caballería.htm
http://www.onlineconversion.com/area.htm
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kalungo
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Thank you kalungo!
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thank you gallagy2!
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