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- 1 2 Lauren Frayer (22 January 2012). "Spain workers lose bridge holidays in debt crisis austerity move". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- 1 2 Lauren Frayer (22 May 2012). "Spain's Beloved Four-Day Weekends Are At Risk". NPR. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Vidal, María (2 September 2022). "Estos son los puentes festivos (y algún acueducto) que se podrán disfrutar en Asturias en 2023". La Voz de Asturias (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.. The article is wrong. In 2023, 6 is Wednesday and 8 is Friday.
- ↑ "Accidentes y retenciones en el inicio del puente por el 'macropuente' de la Constitución". Telemadrid (in European Spanish). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.