Talega
Spanish: Money bag. A leather or canvas pouch used in past centuries to transport and store coins. 2. A monetary measure of the 1700s equaling 1,000 reales. By 1789 this word described 1000 27 gram 8 reales coins in a heavy, coarsely woven canvas bag, weighing 27 kilos.
Source: Numiscadero Spanish to English Glossary (Gary Beals)