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- ↑ Vitas sanctorum patrum Emeretensium. Paul, of Mérida, deacon of Mérida, active 7th century., Maya Sánchez, A. Turnholti [Turnhout, Belgium]: Brepols. 1992. ISBN 2503011616. OCLC 26115418.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Kulikowski, Michael (2004-08-30). Late Roman Spain and Its Cities. JHU Press. p. 389. ISBN 9780801879784.
- ↑ Esperando a los árabes. Marcial Pons p. 203. 2013.
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