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- ↑ "Información de la agencia". PR Gov (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ↑ "DACO tiene nuevo secretario". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ PR • •, Por El Nuevo Día. "Gobernador retira el nombramiento de Hiram Torres como secretario del DACO". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved August 24, 2023.