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- ↑ Ayala, César J.; Bernabe, Rafael (23 June 2009). Puerto Rico in the American Century by César J. Ayala and Rafael Bernabe, pgs 120-121. ISBN 9780807895535 . Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ https://prpop.org/biografias/leopoldo-santiago-lavandero/
- ↑ López-Baralt, Mercedes (2004). Literatura puertorriqueña del siglo XX edited by Mercedes López-Baralt, pg 104. ISBN 9780847701063 . Retrieved 2013-11-05.
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