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- ↑ Chasteen, John Charles (2011). Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. New York: W. W. Norton and Company.
- ↑ Chasteen, John Charles (2011). Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. New York: W. W. Norton and Company. p. 213.
- ↑ "Born in Blood and Fire: Latin American Voices". W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12.