Statute League
A statute league is a traditional unit of distance used primarily on land and defined as 3 statute miles, which equals about 4.83 kilometers or 15,840 feet. It was commonly used in English-speaking countries for measuring distances before the metric system became widespread. The statute league is different from the nautical league, which is based on nautical miles and used at sea. Although largely obsolete today, the statute league is still found in historical texts and older maps.
Vara de Tarea
The vara de tarea is a traditional Spanish and Latin American unit of area used especially in land measurement and agriculture. It combines the vara, a unit of length, with the tarea, a unit of area.
The vara is roughly 33 inches (about 0.84 meters), though it varies by region.
A tarea typically refers to an area equal to 100 square varas, but this can differ locally.
Therefore, a vara de tarea is often used to express land area based on square varas.
This unit remains in use in some rural parts of Latin America for land deeds and agricultural measurements, reflecting historical Spanish colonial measurement systems.
Summary:
Vara ≈ 0.84 meters
Tarea ≈ 100 square varas (area)
Vara de tarea = unit combining length and area for land measurement
Common in Spanish-speaking countries’ historical land records
No conversions available for length.