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

Pulgada. 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.

pulgada to kilometer (km)
pulgada to meter (m)
pulgada to centimeter (cm)
pulgada 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.

pulgada to mile (mi)
pulgada to yard (yd)
pulgada to foot (ft)
pulgada 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.

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

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

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

pulgada to cubit
pulgada to span
pulgada to handbreadth
pulgada 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.

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

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

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

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

pulgada to mile
pulgada to verst
pulgada to mezhevaya verst
pulgada to kosaya sazhen
pulgada to sazhen
pulgada to makhovaya sazhen
pulgada to arshin
pulgada to ell
pulgada to foot
pulgada to pyad
pulgada to vershok
pulgada to inch
pulgada 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.

pulgada to meile
pulgada to ruthe
pulgada to elle
pulgada to fuss
pulgada to zoll
pulgada 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.

pulgada to meile
pulgada to ruthe
pulgada to klafner
pulgada to fuss
pulgada to zoll
pulgada to linie
pulgada 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.

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