Legua. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Spanish

Legua. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

legua to kilometer (km)
legua to meter (m)
legua to centimeter (cm)
legua to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

legua to mile (mi)
legua to yard (yd)
legua to foot (ft)
legua to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

legua to iteru (river measure)
legua to knet (rod of cord)
legua to nbiw (pole)
legua to meh niswt (royal cubit)
legua to meh nedjes (short cubit)
legua to remen
legua to djeser, bu
legua to pedj-aa (large span)
legua to pedj-sheser (small span)
legua to amem (fist)
legua to deret (hand)
legua to shesep (palm)
legua to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

legua to schoinos (σχοινός)
legua to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
legua to dolichos (δόλιχος)
legua to milion (μίλιον)
legua to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
legua to diaulos (δίαυλος)
legua to στάδιον, stadion
legua to stadium olympic
legua to stadium attic
legua to stadium ptolemey
legua to plethron (πλέθρον)
legua to hamma (ἅμμα)
legua to dekapous (δεκάπους)
legua to akaina (ἄκαινα)
legua to kalamos (κάλαμος)
legua to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
legua to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
legua to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
legua to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
legua to pygōn (πυγών)
legua to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
legua to pous (πούς, foot)
legua to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
legua to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
legua to lichas (λιχάς)
legua to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
legua to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
legua to dōron (δῶρον)
legua to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
legua to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
legua to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

legua to schœnus (rush rope)
legua to leuga (league)
legua to mille passus (mile)
legua to stadium (stade, furlong)
legua to actus
legua to decempeda
legua to pertica (perch)
legua to passus (pace)
legua to pes sestertius
legua to gradus (step)
legua to cubitus (cubit)
legua to palmipes
legua to pes (foot)
legua to palmus major (palm length)
legua to palmus (palm width)
legua to uncia (inch)
legua to pollex (thumb)
legua to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

legua to cubit
legua to span
legua to handbreadth
legua to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

legua to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
legua to legua marina (nautical)
legua to milla marina (nautical)
legua to milla
legua to cuerda of Valencia
legua to cuerda
legua to estadal
legua to braza
legua to paso
legua to vara
legua to codo de ribera
legua to codo
legua to pie
legua to palmo
legua to coto
legua to pulgada
legua to linea
legua to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

legua to braça
legua to toesa
legua to passo geométrico
legua to vara
legua to côvado
legua to pé
legua to palmo de craveira
legua to polegada
legua to linha
legua to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

legua to lieue commune
legua to lieue marine
legua to lieue de post
legua to lieue metrique
legua to arpent
legua to perche
legua to toise
legua to pied [foot]
legua to pouce [inch]
legua to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

legua to mile
legua to verst
legua to mezhevaya verst
legua to kosaya sazhen
legua to sazhen
legua to makhovaya sazhen
legua to arshin
legua to ell
legua to foot
legua to pyad
legua to vershok
legua to inch
legua to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

legua to meile
legua to ruthe
legua to elle
legua to fuss
legua to zoll
legua to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

legua to meile
legua to ruthe
legua to klafner
legua to fuss
legua to zoll
legua to linie
legua to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

legua to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
legua to mil (mile)
legua to fjärdingsväg
legua to rev before 1855
legua to rev after 1855
legua to stång
legua to famn (fanthom)
legua to aln (forealrm)
legua to fot (foot)
legua to kvarter
legua to tvärhand (hand)
legua to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
legua to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
legua to linje (line) before 1855
legua to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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