acre

Acre is a word that it can come from two different etymological sources and, therefore, have different meanings. When it derives from English acre (and, further back, from the Latin ager), the concept refers to a measure used in various nations to calculate the land surface.

According to the region and the historical period, the acre has had different equivalences. The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), in his dictionary, mentions that one acre is equal to 40 areas and 47 centiares. This is the measure used in the countries of the UK and in those territories that were their colonies, such as the USA.

On FranceOn the other hand, an acre is linked to the arpende and can measure, according to the type of acre, between 3. 4 Y 51 areas approximately. In the epoch of Roman empire, on the other hand, an acre measured 50.58 areas.

Acre, moreover, may have its etymological root in Latin acer. In this case, it is a adjective that alludes to what it has itchiness and is rough smell and taste. You can also rate the surly sayings and the surly character. For example: "The acrid taste of the dish caused him rejection", "The acrid smoke from the factory is a sign of contamination".

On Brazil, there's a condition called Acre, which borders Peru Y Bolivia. Branco River It is its capital and has more than 758,000 inhabitants. A river that is also called Acre.

This river has almost 1,200 kilometers in length, its tributaries are the Xumarí and Branco rivers while at the same time it is a tributary of another river, the Purús.

In the same way, we cannot forget the so-called Acre War, which was a conflict at different levels that occurred between Brazil and Bolivia. Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, that event that bears that name took place because both countries disputed the possession of the territory of Acre. They disputed it because it was a rich land both in terms of water deposits and rubber trees, for example.

That contest came to an end with the famous Treaty of Petrópolis, signed in 1903, by which Bolivia ceded part of the aforementioned territory while Brazil undertook, among other things, to cede other nearby lands, to pay an economic amount to the government. Bolivian and even to allow that country the construction of customs.

AcreFinally, it is a locality of Israel located next to Mediterranean Sea, whose historic center is part of the World Heritage that protects the UNESCO.

And it is that it has, above all, a spectacular fortification of Ottoman origin, which was created by the Order of Hospitaller Knights and which is made up of elements such as the knights' hall, an enchanted garden or a tower, for example .

Not to mention that in its territory there is also one of the holy places of Baha'ism. We are referring both to the house where the Prophet Bahá'u'llah lived in his last years and to the prison where he was imprisoned.