Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico - March Friendlies

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New episode, first half of a double header for this exciting March window!

Neighboring islands Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic will have a double header of their own - a home and home series of friendlies on March 21 and 25.

While these two nations were populated by similar indigenous populations, and were both colonized very early on in the Castilian Nueva España era, their fortunes diverged as they reacted to other hegemonic powers in the region. The DR's contentious relationship with neighboring Haiti led them towards sovereignty, while PR never quite had the momentum to break free of Spain, and then found itself handed over to the USA.

 

While these two nations knock it out of the park when it comes to béisbol / pelota, they are both on an upward trajectory on the footballing front, and as you well know by now, we will break down the current squads after we handle the historical connections.

 

Song - Khe by Rauw Alejandro (PR) feat. Romeo Santos (DR/PR via El Bronx)