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Meaning of alcabala



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

alcabala
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It was an ancient tax from the time of the Colony. In Venezuela it is synonymous with retainer, toll, checkpoint.

  



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Anónimo

Alcabala : Formerly, jébega, very large fishing net.

  

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Alfredo Edgardo Alvarez Ahumada

ALCABALA:GRAVAMEN, CONTRIBUTION, OR MARGINAL TAX FROM THE CROWN OF CASTILE TO BE COMERS IN A CONTRACT OF SALE.

  

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Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz

Alcabala: f. 1 - old tax of Muslim origin of indirect character levied domestic commercial transactions. 2 police checkpoint. In Venezuela the alcabalas function as checkpoints of the National Guard, mainly on roads and paths.

  










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