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Municipal de Ponce. Oficina de Cultura y Turismo. 2002. p. 37.
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Puerto Rican Poetry: A Selection from
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Puerto Rican Poetry: A Selection from
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Los Benitez: raíces de una familia hacedora de historia.
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Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina.
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Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina.
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in 1800. He is best remembered for the creation of the
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Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce.
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Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce.
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Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. 2015. p.101.
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157:José Concepción Benítez y Bermúdez
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1137:Museo de la Masacre de Ponce
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1167:Museo Biblioteca RHC
109:Guayama, Puerto Rico
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1678:Categories
1527:Morrillito
1397:La Guancha
1283:Las Justas
1084:Ensenadita
1049:La Guancha
1039:El Malecón
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1595:Jacaguas
1585:Chiquito
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905:Maragüez
895:Magueyes
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