Cana_(unit)

Cana (unit)

Cana (unit)

Unit of length

A cana was a unit of length used in the former Crown of Aragon.[1] The exact meaning was not consistent, but the use in Barcelona was a distance of 1.57 metres (5 ft 2 in).[citation needed] It is around the same value as the vara of Aragon,[1] a seldom used Spanish and Portuguese unit of length.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Gilbert, E.W.; Beckinsale, R.P. (1944). Spain & Portugal: Spain. Its Geographical handbook series. Naval Intelligence Division. Retrieved February 15, 2015. Quote: "Catalonia has its own units, the media cana (length) being approximately of the same value as the varas of Aragon".


Stub icon

This standards- or measurement-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Cana_(unit), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.