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 Changos de Naranjito: an orange "N" in an italicized bold font bordered in white and black, on a purple circle bordered in orange, then black, then orange.

Brillantes de Naranjito

Naranjito Brilliances

  • League: Hostos.
  • Division: Este de la Cordillera.
  • Nicknames: Arco Iris, Naranjoletas, El Colorido.
  • Vivas: “¡Dale con colores!”
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Famous like many of its neighbors for its coffee and tobacco, Naranjito calls itself one of the most picturesque towns on the island, full of green hills and rainbow-girded slopes—and notoriously monochrome grackles, which is not thought a contradiction.

Mascot: Brillamarada

(brillar “to glow” + llamarada “blaze”)

Brillamarada, the mascot of the Changos de Naranjito, is avian glamour personified: a giant grackle whose wings and chest and tail iridesce with rays of brilliant, almost metallic orange and purple, blazing hot and magical against the simple color of the rest of its plumage. The purple feet and beak, and the golden eyes, are barely noticeable in comparison.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Hostos pennants

None.

Campeonatos de las Ligas

None.

Series Interdivisionales

1888

Series Eliminatorias

1880 • 1888

División Cordillera Este titles

1880 • 1881 • 1883 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1894

Wild card berths

1892

Affiliated Teams (1916-)

Galveston Gulls (Galveston Circuit, LoFF)
Nagasaki 鴨 / Ducks (Southern League, NYK)
Predilectos de Naranjito (División Eugenio Ortiz, LVP)
Academia Municipal de Naranjito (División Severo Lozada, LVN)

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Notable Players

A cameo portrait of Espártaco de la Guila, the Brillantes pitcher, in a modern uniform: a white jersey with light piping around the collar, worn over a dark undershirt, and a hat with the Naranjito "N" superimposed. His image is placed on a violet background with slashes of various shades of orange. de la Guila, Espártaco

Sponsors

  • Alfonso Márquez: 1871-1901.
  • Rafael Lomeli: 1901-

Stadia

  • Parque de los Brillantes: 1871-