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 Capitanes de Mayagüez: a red "M" in modern type, bordered in white, on a navy circle bordered in red-white-red.

Capitanes de Mayagüez

Mayagüez Captains

  • League: Hostos.
  • Division: Oeste.
  • Nicknames: Capis, Mangoteros, Rojizules, El Gobierno.
  • Vivas: “¡Vamos Capitanes!”
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During the last battle of the war, Major Antúnez Rodríguez, garrison commander in Mayagüez, led an arduous overland march to reinforce the exhausted Army of Liberation. The small companies in the march, and resulting high percentage of officers, gave the team its nickname.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Hostos pennants

1908

Campeonatos de las Ligas

1892 • 1908

Series Interdivisionales

1890 • 1892 • 1897 • 1908

Series Eliminatorias

1890 • 1892 • 1897 • 1908

División Oeste titles

1871 • 1872 • 1904 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908

Wild card berths

1880 • 1883 • 1884 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1903

Affiliated Teams

Dons de Québec (Québec et Maritimes, RCBL)
Erie Commodores (League of Lake Erie, LoGL)
Alféreces de Mayagüez (División Manuel Corchado y Juarbe, LVP)
Academia Municipal Sebastián Reyes (División Sebastián Reyes, LVN)

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Emérico Jiménez: 1871-1882.
  • Felipe Jiménez: 1882-1891.
  • Esteban Miramontes: 1891-1897.
  • Napoleón Benítez: 1897-

Stadia

  • Parque de los Capitanes: 1871-1903.
  • Coliseo Atlético del Oeste: 1903-