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- ↑ Pablo Arguindeguy, Horacio Rodríguez (1999). Buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1852 sus comandos y operaciones. Instituto Nacional Browniano.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Escuela N° 14 D.E. 12 "Capitán Enrique Guillermo Parker": NUESTRA HISTORIA". Escuela N° 14 D.E. 12 "Capitán Enrique Guillermo Parker". Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Called de Rosario - Historical Accounts".
- ↑ Ricardo Piccirilli, Leoncio Gianello. Biografías Navales.
- ↑ "Gobierno de Buenos Aires - Historia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ Carranza, Ángel Justiniano (1962). Campañas Navales de la República Argentina. Talleres de Guillermo Kraft Ltda., Buenos Aires, 2º edición.
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