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- ↑ "Alcalde de Toa Alta, Elecciones Generales 2012". CEEPUR. December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Perfil del alcalde Clemente "Chito" Agosto". El Nuevo Día . Retrieved March 7, 2016.