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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Jimenez, F. R. (2013-04-13). "Sino si Felix Huerta at bakit ipinangalan sa kanya ang isang kalye sa Sta Cruz area?" [Who is Felix Huerta and why is a street in the Sta Cruz area named after him?]. GMA News and Public Affairs (in Tagalog). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ↑ Medina, Marielle (2017-08-02). "Did You Know: Oldest Saving Bank in PH". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ↑ Yu, Anson (2019-04-02). "To quench a city's thirst". Fortnightly Tulay Chinese Filipino Digest. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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- ↑ Martinez, Glenn (2008-03-04). "The Carriedo Legacy and the Twin Fountains". Traveler on Foot: A Travel Journal. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
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