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Caballeria

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Ca`bal`le`ri´a
n.1.An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English knight's fee; hence, in Spain and countries settled by the Spanish, a land measure of varying size. In Cuba it is about 33 acres; in Puerto Rico, about 194 acres; in the Southwestern United States, about 108 acres.


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De esta manera aprendio los modos de utilizar la caballeria, el uso de las armas y, mas importante aun, de observar las debilidades tacticas de los propios espanoles, de esta manera pudo Lautaro convencer a los mapuche de la vulnerabilidad del conquistador eliminando la creencia de que estos poseian cualidades divinas.
7) Diez anos despues, el 11 de agosto de 1716, los indigenas de La Magdalena, jurisdiccion de Etzatlan (ya en tierras de la Nueva Espana), mediante un litigio con la Compania de Jesus, lograron la asignacion de un sitio de ganado mayor, una caballeria y una isleta en la laguna, por haber servido a la Real Audiencia con 55 pesos.
Of the 30 caballerias we had, they are offering us only five [in Guatemala, a caballeria is 45.
 
 
 
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