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Juana Díaz in Municipio de Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
 

Radamas Torres Martinez

 
 
Radamas Torres Martinez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
1. Radamas Torres Martinez Marker
Inscription.  
Multiple deportista nacido en Juana Díaz. Destacado y apasionado del beisbol, junto a su equipo conquisto el 1er trofeo para las escuelas publicas de Juana Díaz en juegos interescolares.

Fue uno de los propulsores del baloncesto y volleys en este pueblo, ademas de ser uno de los creadores y presidente de la liga de beisbol aficionado de Puerto Rico.

Por años se ha destacado como apoderado del equipo Los Poetas de Juana Díaz, donde obtuvo muchos en campeonados represantandonos en Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia y Nueva York entre otros.

[English translation:]
Born in Juana Díaz, he played multiple sports. Outstanding and passionate about baseball, with his team he won the first trophy for the public schools of Juana Díaz in interscholastic games.

He was one of the promoters of baseball and volleyball here in Juana Díaz, in addition to being one of the creators and president of the Amateur Baseball League of Puerto Rico.

For years, he stood out as the manager of Las Poetas de Juana Díaz, where he obtained many champions representing us in Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia,
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Erected 2000 by Municipio de Juana Díaz, Hon. Santiago (Chago) Martinez, Alcalde.
 
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Location. 18° 2.866′ N, 66° 30.588′ W. Marker is in Juana Díaz in Municipio de Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. It can be reached from Puerto Rico Route 149 south of Calle 3, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Juana Diaz PR 00795, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Southern Coastal Zone and in the Greater Ponce Area. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jose Bayoan Ortiz Rivera (here, next to this marker); Glodowaldo Augusto Peguero Vega (here, next to this marker); Pedro Rafael Tricoche de Jesus (1940 - ) (here, next to this marker); Ramon Luis Vega Zayas (1939 - ) (here, next to this marker); Carlos Rafael Ortiz Correa (Calin) (1925 - 1946) (here, next to this marker); Carlos J. Rivero Pacheco (here, next to this marker); Juan Ramon Martinez Martinez (1945 - ) (here, next to this marker); Orlando Rodriguez Matos (1935 - ) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Juana Díaz.
 
Radamas Torres Martinez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
2. Radamas Torres Martinez Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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