Archive for the ‘Latin Baseball History’ Category

Esteban Bellan, the first Latin in professional baseball history, was Cuban, right? Well yes, he was born in Cuba but his mother was Irish.

Ancestry.com, 1870 US Census, New York State, Rensselaer County, Troy Ward 2, page 89 of 106, beginning line 28

Hart Bellan, 50 years old, born in Ireland

Rossa, 21, Cuba

Domingo, 20, Cuba

Stephen, 19, Cuba