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Felipe Checa Portrait

Felipe Checa was a Spanish painter active in Badajoz during the nineteenth-century. [1]

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References

  1. Lonely Planet (1 June 2012). Lonely Planet Extremadura: Chapter from Spain Travel Guide. Lonely Planet. pp. 42–. ISBN   978-1-74321-260-8.