Talk:Rancho Las Juntas

Latest comment: 15 years ago by Emargie in topic League

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3 league Rancho Las Juntas A league is a measure of length. Most readers don't remember that a league equals three miles (does it?) without looking it up. Is this a paraphrase of a document?--Wetman (talk) 20:02, 10 August 2009 (UTC)Reply
Yes, the league terminology comes from the Mexican land grant documents (including US Supreme Court documents). The grants were measured in Spanish "leagues" which meant "square leagues" with 1 league being about 9 square miles (3 miles by 3 miles) or about 4400 acres. The grants were very imprecise, and "converting" them would imply too much precision. But I think we can add "square" to show they are area measurements. The patented areas were surveyed and measured in acres, which are converted.Emargie (talk) 20:56, 10 August 2009 (UTC)Reply