The logo of the Liga Nacional Puertorriqueña: a big sky-blue circle, bordered in red and white, surrounding a smaller circle of darker blue with white borders, superimposed on which is a red-and-white nautical star that hosts the acronym "LNP" in black block letters.

Gaceta de la Liga Nacional Puertorriqueña

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The logo of the Combatientes de Cabo Rojo: a gold "CR" in a formal serif font, bordered and shadowed in black, on a green circle striped with dark green lines, bordered in gold-black-gold.

Combatientes de Cabo Rojo

Cabo Rojo Combatants

  • League: Betances.
  • Division: Suroeste.
  • Nicknames: Combas, Hacheros, La Maravilla.
  • Vivas: “¡Al combate!” / “¡Betances!”
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Although Cabo Rojo got its name when Columbus passed its reddish cliffs and salt flats, the Combatientes received their fearsome sobriquet from a much more recent event: a series of skirmishes with neighboring towns over the profitable salt mines.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Betances pennants

None.

Campeonatos de las Ligas

1885

Series Interdivisionales

1885

Series Eliminatorias

1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1895

División Suroeste titles

1874 • 1879 • 1880 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896

Wild card berths

1882 • 1884 • 1888

Affiliated Teams (1916-)

Moose Jaw Rum Runners (Plains League, W&PL)
Saginaw Joes (League of Lake Huron, LoGL)
Maravillosos de Cabo Rojo (División Lola Rodríguez de Tió, LVP)
Academia Municipal de Cabo Rojo (División Felipe Navarro, LVN)

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Bermudo Ibarra: 1871-1872.
  • Fernando Bazán: 1872-

Stadia

  • Parque de los Combatientes: 1871-