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References
- de la Garza, Rodolfo O (1989). "Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986". Southwestern Historical Quarterly . 93 (1): 115–117. JSTOR 30241270.
- Maciel, David R. (1989-02-01). "Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986". Hispanic American Historical Review . 69 (1): 176–177. doi: 10.1215/00182168-69.1.176 .
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Valdez, Avelardo (1989). "Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986". International Migration Review . 23 (1): 120–121. doi: 10.1177/019791838902300107 . S2CID 150113666.
Notes
- ↑ Anglos y mexicanos en la formación de Texas: 1836-1986. Vol. 84. Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 1991.
- 1 2 Maciel.
- ↑ Valdez, p. 120.
- ↑ "Frederick Jackson Turner Award Winners". Organization of American Historians . Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ de la Garza, p. 115.
- ↑ de la Garza, p. 116.
- ↑ Valdez, p. 121.