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Spanish term or phrase:
posta
English translation:
Former horse relay mail/postal route/track/road
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Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
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posta
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From a leasing contract where the boundaries of the land are described:
"...hasta la perpendicular, en sentido este oeste, que va a unirse en ángulo recto, a poniente de la línea de *postas*, con el carril de servidumbre que en sentido norte-sur va en línea recta a desembocar en el carreterín del IRYDA..."
Spanish from Spain.
The land is rural.
My research has unearthed only references to a kind of station where horses could be refreshed, or where first-aid services are offered.
Any ideas?
TIA
"...hasta la perpendicular, en sentido este oeste, que va a unirse en ángulo recto, a poniente de la línea de *postas*, con el carril de servidumbre que en sentido norte-sur va en línea recta a desembocar en el carreterín del IRYDA..."
Spanish from Spain.
The land is rural.
My research has unearthed only references to a kind of station where horses could be refreshed, or where first-aid services are offered.
Any ideas?
TIA
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| 3 | Former horse relay mail/postal route/track/road |
Ross Andrew Parker
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| 3 | postes |
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Ross Andrew Parker
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Former horse relay mail/postal route/track/road
Sounds like it's referring to the road/track that links the "postas"... Former horse relay mail/postal route/track/road
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Note added at 36 mins (2010-09-06 11:43:07 GMT)
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Though not in use for mail delivery, I suppose these line still exist!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-09-06 14:19:01 GMT)
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posta
posta (del it. "posta")
1 f. Cierto número de caballerías que estaban apostadas de trecho en trecho en las carreteras o caminos para renovar las del *correo, el tiro de las diligencias, etc. Local o lugar en que estaban.
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Note added at 36 mins (2010-09-06 11:43:07 GMT)
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Though not in use for mail delivery, I suppose these line still exist!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-09-06 14:19:01 GMT)
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Diccionario de María Moliner
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posta
posta (del it. "posta")
1 f. Cierto número de caballerías que estaban apostadas de trecho en trecho en las carreteras o caminos para renovar las del *correo, el tiro de las diligencias, etc. Local o lugar en que estaban.
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postes
i think it's a typo, and "postas" should be "postes". They could just be posts, or they could be electricity or telephone poles.
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It's in Castilla-La Mancha, outside of Cuenca.