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

Jose Julio de Leon (1938 - )

 
 
Jose Julio de Leon (1938 - ) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
1. Jose Julio de Leon (1938 - ) Marker
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Milito como novato con el equipo de campeon de Puerto Rico Doble A de 1956, Poetas de Juana Dํaz. Ese mismo a๑o hace la seleccion nacional juvenil, lanzo contra los norteamericanos ganando ese juego propinando 16 ponches.

English translation:
He played as a rookie with the 1956 Double A Puerto Rican champion team, Las Poetas of Juana Dํaz. That same year he made the youth national team and pitched against the North Americans, winning that game with 16 strikeouts.
 
Erected 2000 by Municipio de Juana Dํaz.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.
 
Location. 18° 2.866′ N, 66° 30.589′ W. Marker is in Juana Dํaz in Municipio de Juana Dํaz, Puerto Rico. It is on 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,
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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: Juan Ramon Martinez Martinez (1945 - ) (here, next to this marker); Orlando Rodriguez Matos (1935 - ) (here, next to this marker); Adrian Garcia Garcia (1915 - ) (here, next to this marker); Carlos J. Rivero Pacheco (here, next to this marker); Ramon Luis (Wito) Conde (1934 - ) (here, next to this marker); Carlos Rafael Ortiz Correa (Calin) (1925 - 1946) (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Juana Dํaz.
 
Jose Julio de Leon (1938 - ) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
2. Jose Julio de Leon (1938 - ) Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 8, 2026