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<journal-id>1794-8886</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Memorias: Revista Digital de Historia y Arqueología desde el Caribe]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[memorias]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1794-8886</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Norte]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1794-88862022000300060</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.14482/memor.48.505.892</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The Development of Baseball in Colombia -A Caribbean Anomaly?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El desarrollo del béisbol en Colombia, ¿una anomalía caribeña?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[O desenvolvimento do beisebol na Colômbia, ¿uma anomalia caribenha?]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[RAUSCH]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JANE M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,DePauw University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>48</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1794-88862022000300060&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1794-88862022000300060&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1794-88862022000300060&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In the aftermath of the Cuban-Spanish-American War, US influence rapidly increased throughout the Caribbean. Its quasi-control of the region sparked a virulent nationalism combining a mix of anti-Americanism along with adoption of aspects of American culture. Baseball, for example, proved to have irresistible appeal throughout the region. Eventually, the peoples of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Panama joined Cubans in their enthusiasm for the sport. Although the US never invaded Colombia, baseball spawned a following in its Caribbean region as well, but passion for the sport did not engulf the entire country. The objective of this paper is two-fold: first, to trace the development of Colombian baseball before 1960, and second: to explain why Colombian players have failed to achieve the stature of their Caribbean counterparts in the 20th and 21st centuries.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Después de la guerra cubano-hispano-estadounidense, la influencia estadounidense aumentó rápidamente en todo el Caribe. Su cuasicontrol de la región desencadenó un nacionalismo virulento que combinó una mezcla de antiamericanismo junto con la adopción de aspectos de la cultura estadounidense. El béisbol, por ejemplo, demostró tener un atractivo irresistible en toda la región. Los pueblos de Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, México, Nicaragua, Venezuela y Panamá se unieron a los cubanos en su entusiasmo por el deporte. Aunque los Estados Unidos nunca invadió Colombia, el béisbol también generó un seguimiento en su región caribeña, pero la pasión por el deporte no envolvió a todo el país. El objetivo de este documento es doble: primero, trazar el desarrollo del béisbol colombiano antes de 1960, y segundo: explicar por qué los jugadores colombianos no han logrado la estatura de sus homólogos caribeños en los siglos 20 y XXI.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Após a Guerra Cubano-Hispânico-Americano, a influência americana aumentou rapidamente em todo o Caribe. Seu quase controle da região desencadeou um nacionalismo virulento que combinava uma mistura de antiamerimismo junto com a adoção de aspectos da cultura americana. O beisebol, por exemplo, mostrou-se irresistível em toda a região. Os povos de Porto Rico, República Dominicana, México, Nicarágua, Venezuela e Panamá se juntaram aos cubanos em seu entusiasmo pelo esporte. Embora os Estados Unidos nunca tenham invadido a Colômbia, o beisebol também gerou um acompanhamento em sua região caribenha, mas a paixão pelo esporte não envolveu todo o país. O objetivo deste documento é duplo: primeiro, traçar o desenvolvimento do beisebol colombiano antes de 1960, e segundo: explicar por que os jogadores colombianos não atingiram a estatura de seus homólogos caribenhos nos séculos XX e XXI.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[US-Colombian relations]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Deporte]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[béisbol]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Caribe]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Colombia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Esportes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[beisebol]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Caribe]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[relações EUA-Colômbia]]></kwd>
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