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- ↑ Saldías González, Washington (2 August 2007). "Alcaldes, regidores y concejales de la comuna de Pichilemu". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
- ↑ Saldías, Washington (5 February 2010). "Don Agustín Ross Edwards: a 166 años del natalicio del impulsor del balneario de Pichilemu". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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