Labor in other units
| m² | sq ft | acres | hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| 716,844.44 | 7,716,049.38 | 177.1361 | 71.6844 |
- = 1,000 × 1,000 varas; Texas vara = 33⅓ in
About the labor
Spanish and Mexican land grants in Texas were measured in varas, and the Texas General Land Office still reports surveys in varas of 33⅓ inches. A labor is a square 1,000 varas on a side, so in Texas it is about 716,844 m², 177.14 acres or 71.68 hectares. The name means work: roughly the farmland one settler could cultivate.
The labor sits inside a larger unit, the league (sitio), a square of 5,000 varas: 25 labors, or about 4,428.4 acres. Early Texas colonists typically received grants described in leagues and labors, which is why the units turn up in Texas abstracts and field notes.
Related measures
- 1 labor = 1,000,000 square varas ≈ 177.14 acres
- 25 labors = 1 league (sitio) ≈ 4,428.4 acres
- Texas vara = 33⅓ in
Quick table
| Labor | Square feet | Square meters | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7,716,049.38 | 716,844.44 | 177.1361 |
| 2 | 15,432,098.77 | 1,433,688.89 | 354.2722 |
| 5 | 38,580,246.91 | 3,584,222.22 | 885.6806 |
| 10 | 77,160,493.83 | 7,168,444.44 | 1,771.36 |
| 20 | 154,320,987.65 | 14,336,888.89 | 3,542.72 |
| 50 | 385,802,469.14 | 35,842,222.22 | 8,856.81 |
| 100 | 771,604,938.27 | 71,684,444.44 | 17,713.61 |
Sources
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