(Also used in Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, and California)
26,000,000 square varas (square of 5,099 varas)
= 1 league and 1 labor
= 4,605.5 acres
1,000,000 square varas (square of 1,000 varas)
= 1 labor
= 177.136 acres
25,000,000 square varas (square of 5,000 varas)
= 1 league
= 4,428.4 acres
12,500,000 square varas (square of 3,535.5 varas)
= 1/2 league
= 2,214.2 acres
8,333,333 square varas (square of 2,886.7 varas)
= 1/3 league
= 1,476.13 acres
6,250,000 square varas (square of 2,500 varas)
= 1/4 league
= 1,107.1 acres
7,225,600 square varas (square of 2,688 varas)
= 1,280 acres
3,612,800 square varas (square of 1,900.8 varas)
= 1 section
= 640 acres
1,806,400 square varas (square of 1,344 varas)
= 1/2 section
= 320 acres
903,200 square varas (square of 950.44 varas)
= 1/4 section
= 160 acres
451,600 square varas (square of 672 varas)
= 1/8 section
= 80 acres
225,800 square varas (square of 475 varas)
= 1/16 section
= 40 acres
5,645.376 square varas (square of 75.137 varas)
= 4,840 square yards
= 1 acre
To find the number of acres in any number of square varas, multiply the
latter by 177 (or to be more exact, by 177-1/8), and cut off six
decimals.