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 Valencianos de Juncos: a brown "J" in flowery cursive, shadowed on an orange circle, bordered in brown, then black, then brown.

Valencianos de Juncos

Juncos Valencians

  • League: Betances.
  • Division: El Yunque.
  • Nicknames: Vales, Naranjetes, La Madre Patria.
  • Vivas: “¡San Vicente!”
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Pride in an explicitly Continental ancestry might at first blush seem strange for a Puerto Rican team just freed from the Crown—but perhaps it is fitting, given that Valencia’s economic clout and linguistic and cultural independence provided it with a long history of autonomy.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Betances pennants

None.

Campeonatos de las Ligas

None.

Series Interdivisionales

None.

Series Eliminatorias

1875

División El Yunque titles

1875

Wild card berths

None.

Affiliated Teams (1916-)

Markham Wheelwrights (Ontario South, RCBL)
Grand Marais Voyageurs (League of Lake Superior, LoGL)
Chiringas de Juncos (División Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón, LVP)
Academia Municipal de Juncos (División Radamés Martínez, LVN)

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Luis Morales, padre: 1871-1897.
  • Luis Morales, hijo: 1897-

Stadia

  • Coliseo de los Valencianos: 1871-