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- ↑ Michelena, Luis (1997). Apellidos Vascos. Donostia: Editorial Txertoa. pp. 87, 96. ISBN 84-7148-008-5.
- ↑ Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobiliarios en honor de Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, 1978