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- ↑ Carvajal, Guillermo (January 13, 2014). El Desconocido Origen Español del Nombre de Ocho Estados de Norteamérica [The unknown Spanish origin of the name of eight States of North America].ABC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the ... - William Bright - Google Libros. ISBN 9780806135984 . Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ↑ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 86
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