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- ↑ "Quiénes somos" (in Spanish). Havana: Instituto de Historia de Cuba. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ↑ Oliveira 2016.
- ↑ "Áreas y Líneas de Investigación del IHC" (in Spanish). Havana: Instituto de Historia de Cuba. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
