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Liga De Baloncesto Puertorriqueña
The ''Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriqueña'' (LBP) is the second tier of professional basketball in Puerto Rico. It is a FIBA-sanctioned league, founded by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. The current champions are the Capitalinos de San Juan. History Founded in 1984 as “La Liga del Pueblo”, the second-tier league in Puerto Rico was intended as a place to develop local players who would represent their communities with pride. There was originally an age limit of 20–30. The success of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in the 1980s prompted this demand. Soon the league would spread from coast-to-coast and include up to 48 teams, garnering a TV deal with Northstar Communications, and leaguewide sponsorships from Toyota and Popular, Inc. Current Teams For the 2021–2022 season which begins 12/1/2021, there are 44 teams. These teams are grouped into four divisions, Norte (North), Este (East), Sur (South), and Oeste (West). Many reflect the first-tier clubs that share t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth. Located about southeast of Miami, Miami, Florida between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Isla de Mona, Mona. With approximately 3.2 million Puerto Ricans, residents, it is divided into Municipalities of Puerto Rico, 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the Capital city, capital municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yauco, Puerto Rico
Yauco () is a Yauco barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in southern Puerto Rico. Although the Yauco barrio-pueblo, downtown is inland, the municipality stretches to a southern coast facing the Caribbean Sea. Yauco is located south of Maricao, Puerto Rico, Maricao, Lares, Puerto Rico, Lares and Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, Sabana Grande and Guánica, Puerto Rico, Guánica; and west of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Guayanilla. The municipality consists of 20 barrios and Yauco barrio-pueblo, Yauco Pueblo (the downtown and administrative center of the municipality). It is both a principal town of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Ponce-Yauco-Coamo, PR CSA, Ponce-Yauco-Coamo Combined Statistical Area. It was founded by Fernando Pacheco on February 29, 1756, and developed for commodity crops of tobacco, Sugarcane, sugar cane, and Coffee production, coffee. Yauco became a center for Corsican immigration to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cataño, Puerto Rico
Cataño () is a Cataño barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. It is west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Toa Baja, north of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, and south of San Juan Bay. Part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area, Cataño is spread over 7 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Cataño barrio-pueblo, Cataño Pueblo. It is the smallest municipality of Puerto Rico by land area. History Hernando de Cataño was chosen to offer his medical services in Puerto Rico during Francisco Bahamonde de Lugo's tenure as Governor of Puerto Rico (1564–1568). He was one of the first physicians who arrived in Puerto Rico during its colonization and, upon accepting his position, received as payment a piece of land across the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan islet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajas, Puerto Rico
Lajas () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Lajas Valley in southwestern Puerto Rico, on the southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 barrios plus Lajas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Located in the Lajas Valley, the town was founded in 1883 by the Xueta Teodoro Jácome Pagán. Xuetes ( Chuetas) were Majorcan Jews (Sephardic Catalan Jews). Some families changed their names from ''Jácome'' to the Castilian form Santiago. Jácome is the Mallorquin form of James (Ia'akov). Catalan Jews from Majorca were part of the early settlers in the south of Borikén (Puerto Rico). Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Santa Isabel () is a Santa Isabel barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Coamo, Puerto Rico, Coamo; east of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, Juana Díaz; and west of Salinas, Puerto Rico, Salinas. Santa Isabel is spread over 7 barrios and Santa Isabel barrio-pueblo, Santa Isabel Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center). It is the principal city of the Santa Isabel Micropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Ponce metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area, Ponce-Yauco-Coamo Combined Statistical Area. Santa Isabel is known as ''The Capital of Agriculture'', ''La Ciudad de los Potros'' ("City of Colt (horse), Colts") due to the number of ''potreros'' (or Horse racing, racehorse stud farms) in the area. History Before being founded, the area where Santa Isabel is located today was part of the boundary between the ''cacicazgos'' (or Taíno regions) of Guaynia and Guayama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo (, ) is a Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Located west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón, south of Cataño, Puerto Rico, Cataño and San Juan Bay, and north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas, Guaynabo is spread over 9 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, Guaynabo Pueblo. With a land area of and a population of 89,780 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area. The studios of WAPA-TV, the most watched List of television stations in Puerto Rico, television station in Puerto Rico, are located in Guaynabo. History The first European settlement in Puerto Rico, Caparra Archaeological Site, Caparra, was founded in 1508 by Juan Ponce de León in land that is today part of Guayna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morovis, Puerto Rico
Morovis (, ) is a Morovis barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal, Puerto Rico, Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 barrios and Morovis barrio-pueblo, Morovis Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1815, a group of residents, under the leadership of Don Juan José de la Torre, began the process to separate Morovis from Manatí. In 1817, the government of Puerto Rico approved the separation, but it was not until 1818 that the requirements of a population of one thousand residents and the construction of a church and several other public buildings was fulfilled, that the municipality of Morovis was officially founded. In 1822, the mayorship was constructed and in 1823, the new church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Germán, Puerto Rico
San Germán () is a historic San Germán barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality located in the Sabana Grande Valley of southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez and Maricao, Puerto Rico, Maricao, north of Lajas, Puerto Rico, Lajas, east of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Cabo Rojo, and west of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, Sabana Grande. San Germán is spread over eighteen barrios plus San Germán barrio-pueblo, San Germán Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is both a principal city of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mayagüez metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area, Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area. San Germán is the second oldest city of Puerto Rico, after San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, and its Old town, historic downtown is preserved as the San Germán Historic District. Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Juana Díaz () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 13 barrios and Juana Diaz Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Ponce Metropolitan Statistical Area. Juana Díaz is known as "La Ciudad del Maví" (Maví City). '' Mabi'' is a fermented Taíno beverage made out from the bark of the mavi tree '' Colubrina elliptica''. History Juana Díaz was founded in 1798 and was known as , in honor of the Taíno Cacique Jacaguax. The civil government of this territory was established on April 25, 1798. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States. In August of 1898, Stephen Crane, a war correspondent for H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Carolina (; ) is a Carolina barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico, immediately east of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan and Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Trujillo Alto, north of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Gurabo and Juncos, Puerto Rico, Juncos, and west of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, Canóvanas and Loíza, Puerto Rico, Loíza. Part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area, Carolina is spread over 12 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Carolina barrio-pueblo, Carolina Pueblo. In the coastal region of the municipality lies the resort and residential district of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, Isla Verde, where the main international airport of Puerto Rico, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, is located. Carolina is the third most populated municipality in the Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island. History The town was founded by Spanish col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Dorado () is a Dorado barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Toa Baja. Dorado is subdivided into five barrios and Dorado barrio-pueblo, Dorado Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. During the early 18th century, there were already mentions of a ''"Sitio de Dorado"'' (meaning a golden place) in some San Juan registers. Since the beginning of the Spanish colonial period and until 1831, Dorado barrio-pueblo, Dorado existed as a barrio (or ward (politics), ward) of the town of Toa Baja. Over several years, the ward grew and established its own town center called the "new pueb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Quebradillas (, ) is a Quebradillas barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of the island of Puerto Rico located in the northern shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, San Sebastián; east of Isabela, Puerto Rico, Isabela; and west of Camuy, Puerto Rico, Camuy. Quebradillas is spread over seven barrios and Quebradillas barrio-pueblo, Quebradillas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Quebradillas is called "''La Guarida del Pirata''" (The Pirate's Hideout). A well-known beach in the area, Puerto Hermina, is home to an old structure known to have been a hiding place for pirates and their contraband. History The town was founded in 1823 by Felipe Ruiz. There were many factors that cause the inhabitants of this territory of Puerto Rico to be independent from the towns that formed the Hato de la Tuna resulting in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
