The history of baseball in Nuevo León, from its earliest national competition origins to legendary little league world championships, takes center stage during November at the Museo de Historia Mexicana through a lecture series titled “Café con Historia. De home run.”
Talks Address Baseball Tradition in Guadalupe and Cadereyta
- The talks will address the sporting history and baseball tradition of the state in municipalities such as Guadalupe and Cadereyta.
Nuevo León Enters the Diamond
Organized in coordination with the Asociación Estatal de Cronistas de Nuevo León “José P. Saldaña,” the program features four Tuesday evening sessions scheduled for November 3, 10, 17, and 24 at 19:00 hours in the museum’s auditorium. Historians, municipal chroniclers, and sport specialists lead the presentations.
The series opens on November 3 with “Nuevo León Enters the Diamond,” a conference led by historian Héctor Jaime Treviño Villarreal. He outlines the state’s baseball history and the trajectory of teams representing the region in national competitions. Elda Feliz González, chronicler of Marín, discusses Felipe “El Cipper” Montemayor, while María Luisa Santos, chronicler of Villaldama, details the history of Epitacio “La Mala” Torres Herrera.
| Date (November) | Session Title | Featured Speaker / Chronicler | Key Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | Nuevo León enters the diamond | Hector Jaime Treviño Villarreal | State origins and early national competition teams |
| Nov 10 | Guadalupe, land of champions | Hector Bencomo | Little leagues and the 1997 world championship |
| Nov 17 | Linares of Major League Baseball | Abel García Garza | Williams Sport participants and national selections |
| Nov 24 | Cadereyta and the first game | José Ascención Tijerina Flores | First recorded baseball game in Mexico |
Sessions Highlight Youth Baseball Milestones in Guadalupe and Linares
The schedule continues on November 10 with sports chronicler Héctor Bencomo presenting “Guadalupe, tierra de campeones.” This session centers on the municipality’s youth leagues and the 1997 world championship. Protagonists Adrián Luna and Gabriel Álvarez share personal accounts of that youth baseball milestone.
On November 17, honorary municipal chronicler Abel García Garza leads “Linares de Grandes Ligas.” The session highlights young baseball players from Linares who reached major competitions, including Juan Páez Guillén and Gerardo Dueñas Chávez, who participated in Williams Sport in 1967.
Cadereyta and the Roots of the Game
The program concludes on November 24 with “Cadereyta y el primer juego,” delivered by chronicler José Ascención Tijerina Flores. This session reconstructs the historical and documentary records related to the first baseball game played in Mexico, tied to the San Juan station in Cadereyta Jiménez. Special guests Dr. Sergio Garza Cantú and Reynaldo Leal Cisneros, known as “El Palillo,” contribute their experiences as local players.
All four sessions offer free public admission at the Museo de Historia Mexicana auditorium. Complete program details remain accessible via the official portal of 3 Museos.
