Spanish Surveying Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Audiencisas
A
Spanish Courts of Law
2
Q
Cordel
A
50 varas, hemp rope
3
Q
Denuncio
A
a written petition
4
Q
Expediante
A
Papers accumulated in the land patenting process
5
Q
Intendencias
A
lower spanish courts
6
Q
Labor
A
1000 varas square 177.14 acres
7
Q
League
A
5000 varas square 4428.4 acres
8
Q
Paraje
A
stopping place called for in surveying notes
9
Q
Porcione
A
long narrow land grant fronting on the Rio Grande
10
Q
Protocolo
A
all the land files in the possession of an official
11
Q
Sitio
A
league of grazing land
12
Q
Testimonio
A
certified copy of the expediente
13
Q
Valdios
A
free land owned by the King of Spain
14
Q
Vara
A
basic unit of spanish measurement
