Definition

• Spanish: Treasure chest. A chest, crate or box for coins or other treasure and shipboard cargo. In the 1700s and 1800s three talega bags of 1000 coins per box was the standard shipping unit for mass quantities of 8 reales coins in the Spanish Americas. These 3000 coins would weigh 81 kilos or 178 pounds.

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• Numiscadero Spanish to English Glossary (Gary Beals)

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