Editing Chain (unit) (section)

==={{lang|es|Vara|nocat=y}} or Texas chain===
In the [[Southwestern United States]], the ''{{lang|es|vara}} chain'' also called the ''Texas chain'', of 20 {{lang|es|[[Spanish customary units#Vara (unit of length)|varas]]}} ({{cvt|16.9164|m|ft|1}}) was used in surveying [[Viceroyalty of New Spain|Spanish]] and later [[First Mexican Republic|Mexican]] land grants, such as the major [[Fisher–Miller Land Grant|Fisher–Miller]] and [[Paisano Grant]]s in Texas, [[Land grants in New Mexico|several similarly large ones in New Mexico]], and [[Ranchos of California|over 200 smaller {{lang|es|ranchos|nocat=y}} in California]].