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Michael Zeuske. (1997). "The CimarrĂłn in the archives: a re-reading of Miguel
Barnets biography of Esteban Montejo" In: New West Indian Guide/ Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 71 (1997), no: 3/4, Leiden, 265-279. Muñoz, Juliana Fillies Testa. (2021). "Rethinking the Independence of Cuba from Miguel Barnet’s
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