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In Spain, the quintal is still defined as 100 libras, or about 46 kg (101 lb), but the metric quintal is also defined as 100 kg; [3] In Portugal a quintal is 128 arráteis or about 58.75 kg (130 lb). The German Zentner and the Danish centner are pound-based, and thus since metrication are defined as 50 kg (110 lb), whereas the Austrian and ...
Quintal, a unit of weight equivalent to 100 Libras. Arroba, the fourth part of a quintal; Units of volume Almud, a unit of volume. Celemín, a unit of volume equivalent to approximately 4.625 L. Fanega, measure of grain by volume; Ferrado (of which there are 12 cuncas) used in Galicia in northwestern peninsular Spain. Units of length
The Cortes Generales (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾtes xeneˈɾales]; English: Spanish Parliament, lit. 'General Courts') are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house). The Congress of Deputies meets in the Palacio de las Cortes.
Local government is administrative only [3] and their regulations must adhere to national and regional law. In terms of relative size of each tier, in 2002, the central government accounted for 48.7% of public expenditure, regional government for 35.5% and local government for 15.8%. [13]
The Spanish Government has two main advisory bodies: The Council of State, which advise the Government in legal matters and all the issues that does not correspond to the other advisory body. The Economic and Social Council, responsible for advising the Government in socioeconomic and labour matters.
Spanish Armed Forces Intelligence Center; Spanish Astrobiology Center; Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade; Spanish order of precedence; Spanish Patent and Trademark Office; Spokesperson of the Government of Spain; Standing Commission for Maritime Accident and Incident Investigations
The unit is still used in Brazil by the agricultural sector, mainly in the cotton and cattle business. The modern metric arroba used in these countries in everyday life is defined as 15 kilograms (33 lb).
The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde), the deputy mayors (Spanish: tenientes de alcalde) and the deliberative assembly (pleno) of councillors (concejales). Another form of local government used in small municipalities is the concejo abierto (open council), in which the deliberative assembly is formed by all the electors ...