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- ↑ Sherwood, Lyn. Yankees in the Afternoon: An Illustrated History of American Bullfighters. McFarland: 2001. p. 22.
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- ↑ "Bullfighter Murdered," The New York Times. June 9, 1904. Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Releases Cervera's Slayer," The New York Times. June 12, 1904. Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Woman prevents bullfight," The New York Times. June 27, 1904. Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014.
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