Podcast appearances and mentions of antonio sotomayor

Antonio Sotomayor, presidente de la asociación, destaca el papel que tuvo en los primeros momentos Carlos Valcárcel Mavor.

En el 2021, Flor Meléndez y el Dr. Antonio Sotomayor conversaron con Bonita Radio sobre el proyecto deportivo puertorriqueño y como contrasta con la realidad política del país. A ambos, ese proyecto les ha brindado la oportunidad de desarrollarse desde escenarios muy distintos pero unidos por la cultura deportiva e identidad nacional que el deporte ofrece.

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¿Podría ser el pasaporte o Documento de Identidad un NFT? Antonio Sotomayor explica como los NFT como identidad son un tema muy delicado, ya que, los tokens de por sí son algo transferible. 👉 Si quieres ver el programa completo haz clic en el siguiente enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxUPA... ✍🏻Suscríbete a la lista preferente de YouTube y te avisaremos de los programas en directo y de las actualizaciones más importantes https://landing.bit2me.com/youtube ⭕️Suscríbete a nuestro Canal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiA... #Metaversos #AntonioSotomayor #NFT #B2MToken #Blockchain #Bitcoin #Criptomonedas 🎁 *¡Has descubierto un regalo!* Si estás aquí, aprendiendo, te mereces nuestro regalo especial: Regístrate en Bit2Me con este enlace y en tu primera compra de 100€ o más te regalaremos 5€: https://up.bit2me.com/ytnewsreg *¡La revolución la creamos entre todos!* 📲¡Descárgate la APP de Bit2Me! https://up.bit2me.com/appyt Nuestra web: https://bit2me.com 👉 Síguenos en las redes sociales: ⭕️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bit2me ⭕️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bit2me ⭕️ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bit2me ⭕️TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bit2me ⭕️ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9243641 ⭕️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bit2me ⭕️ Telegram: https://t.me/Bit2Me_ES ⭕️ Lbry (Odysee): https://odysee.com/@bit2me:c ⭕️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Tj4kyX... ⭕️ iVoox: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-bit2me-... y por supuesto, dale a la campanita para activar las notificaciones 👈 ✍🏻 ¡Apunta! Conoce todos nuestros servicios: ⭕️ Wallet: https://bit2me.com/wallet ⭕️ Tikebit (compra criptomonedas en tiendas físicas): https://www.tikebit.com/inicio&lang=es ⭕️ Academy: https://academy.bit2me.com ⭕️ Crypto TV: https://tv.bit2me.com ⭕️ Crypto Converter: https://converter.bit2me.com ⭕️ Agenda de crypto eventos: https://agenda.bit2me.com ...y muchos más en nuestra web!

¿Cómo se desarrollará el futuro de los NFT? Antonio Sotomayor arroja luz sobre estas dudas y cuestiones y lo resume todo con una sola pregunta: ¿El arte digital para ti tiene sentido? 👉 Si quieres ver el programa completo haz clic en el siguiente enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxUPA... ✍🏻Suscríbete a la lista preferente de YouTube y te avisaremos de los programas en directo y de las actualizaciones más importantes https://landing.bit2me.com/youtube ⭕️Suscríbete a nuestro Canal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiA... #Metaversos #AntonioSotomayor #NFT #B2MToken #Blockchain #Bitcoin #Criptomonedas 🎁 *¡Has descubierto un regalo!* Si estás aquí, aprendiendo, te mereces nuestro regalo especial: Regístrate en Bit2Me con este enlace y en tu primera compra de 100€ o más te regalaremos 5€: https://up.bit2me.com/ytnewsreg *¡La revolución la creamos entre todos!* 📲¡Descárgate la APP de Bit2Me! https://up.bit2me.com/appyt Nuestra web: https://bit2me.com 👉 Síguenos en las redes sociales: ⭕️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bit2me ⭕️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bit2me ⭕️ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bit2me ⭕️TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bit2me ⭕️ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9243641 ⭕️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bit2me ⭕️ Telegram: https://t.me/Bit2Me_ES ⭕️ Lbry (Odysee): https://odysee.com/@bit2me:c ⭕️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Tj4kyX... ⭕️ iVoox: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-bit2me-... y por supuesto, dale a la campanita para activar las notificaciones 👈 ✍🏻 ¡Apunta! Conoce todos nuestros servicios: ⭕️ Wallet: https://bit2me.com/wallet ⭕️ Tikebit (compra criptomonedas en tiendas físicas): https://www.tikebit.com/inicio&lang=es ⭕️ Academy: https://academy.bit2me.com ⭕️ Crypto TV: https://tv.bit2me.com ⭕️ Crypto Converter: https://converter.bit2me.com ⭕️ Agenda de crypto eventos: https://agenda.bit2me.com ...y muchos más en nuestra web!

Antonio Sotomayor explica cuáles son los primeros pasos para empezar en un metaverso y lanza algunos consejos para ser precavidos y evitar fraudes. 👉 Si quieres ver el programa completo haz clic en el siguiente enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxUPA... ✍🏻Suscríbete a la lista preferente de YouTube y te avisaremos de los programas en directo y de las actualizaciones más importantes https://landing.bit2me.com/youtube ⭕️Suscríbete a nuestro Canal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiA... #Metaversos #AntonioSotomayor #NFT #B2MToken #Blockchain #Bitcoin #Criptomonedas 🎁 *¡Has descubierto un regalo!* Si estás aquí, aprendiendo, te mereces nuestro regalo especial: Regístrate en Bit2Me con este enlace y en tu primera compra de 100€ o más te regalaremos 5€: https://up.bit2me.com/ytnewsreg *¡La revolución la creamos entre todos!* 📲¡Descárgate la APP de Bit2Me! https://up.bit2me.com/appyt Nuestra web: https://bit2me.com 👉 Síguenos en las redes sociales: ⭕️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bit2me ⭕️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bit2me ⭕️ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bit2me ⭕️TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bit2me ⭕️ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9243641 ⭕️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bit2me ⭕️ Telegram: https://t.me/Bit2Me_ES ⭕️ Lbry (Odysee): https://odysee.com/@bit2me:c ⭕️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Tj4kyX... ⭕️ iVoox: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-bit2me-... y por supuesto, dale a la campanita para activar las notificaciones 👈 ✍🏻 ¡Apunta! Conoce todos nuestros servicios: ⭕️ Wallet: https://bit2me.com/wallet ⭕️ Tikebit (compra criptomonedas en tiendas físicas): https://www.tikebit.com/inicio&lang=es ⭕️ Academy: https://academy.bit2me.com ⭕️ Crypto TV: https://tv.bit2me.com ⭕️ Crypto Converter: https://converter.bit2me.com ⭕️ Agenda de crypto eventos: https://agenda.bit2me.com ...y muchos más en nuestra web!

Aprende todo sobre Metaversos, en la Bit2Me Expert Session de hoy, ya que haremos una Master Class sobre Metaversos con uno de los mayores expertos a nivel nacional sobre el tema, Antonio Sotomayor, que es Head of Blockchain en Finweg además de profesor en el Master en Innovación Tecnológica de la Universidad de Navarra. IMPORTANTE: Bit2Me no se responsabiliza de las opiniones personales de las personas que aparecen en los videos, ni necesariamente ha de compartir su opinión. Nada de lo indicado en los videos son recomendaciones de inversión, simplemente opiniones personales. Artículo y video de Academy sobre ¿Qué es el metaverso?: https://academy.bit2me.com/que-es-el-... Antonio Sotomayor, Head of Blockchain en Finweg y Professor at MINT - Master en Innovación Tecnológica. Es uno de los principales expertos españoles en tecnología blockchain tras haber sido responsable de arquitectura en diferentes proyectos basados en esta tecnología. Imparte además, formación sobre desarrollo de smart contracts y realiza una importante labor de divulgación técnica sobre la cadena de bloques y Ethereum. 0:00 Introducción Antonio Stomayor 1:52 Presentación del invitado, historía y trayectoria 3:10 ¿Qué es lo que más te gusta de Ethereum y la posibilidad de poder programar dinero? 6:36 ¿Cómo definirías los NFTs? 9:20 Como comprar / vender / almacenar / intercambiar NFTs 12:30 ¿Qué más casos de usos ves y como crees que se va a desarrollar la industria de los NFTS? 19:05 Los NFTs y la música, grandes posibilidades para los creadores de contenido 22:36 Opinión NFTs en los videojuegos, la otra gran rama beneficiada por la tecnología 24:12 La gran revolución de los NFTs, la propiedad sobre objetos digitales 27:28 Cuáles son las diferencias de los diferentes NFTs en la red Ethereum ERC-721 ERC-1155 29:55 ¿Tienen sentido los NFTs para el mundo empresarial o educacional? 31:25 Opinión sobre la transformación de Facebook a Meta 33:15 Comparaciones juego Second Life y Meta 35:20 Creación de avatares y Decentraland 36:10 ¿Cuáles son los metaversos actuales más populares, que podemos hacer en ellos? 41:05 Metaversos a nivel desarrollo profesional / formación 42:23 Clases / educación en el metaverso 44:03 Como empezar en el metaverso y nfts, cuáles son los primeros pasos 45:15 Como evitar engaños y estafas en el metaverso y nfts 46:26 Entra Giovanny, comenzamos creación Avatar 47:35 ¿Se pueden comprar NFTs con cripto y fiat por igual? 49:05 ¿Si se hace una captura de un NFT, lo posee más gente? 50:40 ¿NFT como una entrada a concierto/evento? 51:40 ¿NFT como pasaporte o identidad? 53:30 ¿Es posible tener un NFT pero no poder venderlo? 55:28 NFT y propiedad inmobiliaria 57:40 Hay algún juego NFT en castellano? 58:23 ¿Qué pasa si se modifica un NFT y se revende? 1:00:34 Despidiendo el programa 1:01:54 Actualización Aidrop B2M 1:02:20 El avatar de Giovanny 1:03:00 Despedida RRSS Compañía / Empresa: Website: https://www.finweg.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/finweg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1860... Blog: https://www.finweg.com/blog-2/ RRSS Personales: LinkedIn: https://es.linkedin.com/in/antoniosot... Twitter: https://twitter.com/antosotomayor Suscríbete a la lista preferente de YouTube y te avisaremos de los programas en directo y de las actualizaciones más importantes https://landing.bit2me.com/youtube Suscríbete a nuestro Canal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiA... #Metaversos #AntonioSotomayor #ExpertSession #B2MToken #Blockchain #Bitcoin #Criptomonedas *¡Has descubierto un regalo!* Si estás aquí, aprendiendo, te mereces nuestro regalo especial: Regístrate en Bit2Me con este enlace y en tu primera compra de 100€ o más te regalaremos 5€: https://up.bit2me.com/expertuniswap *¡La revolución la creamos entre todos!* ¡Descárgate la APP de Bit2Me! https://bit.ly/Bit2Me-APP-yt Nuestra web: https://bit2me.com Síguenos en las redes sociales: ️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bit2me ️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bit2me ️ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bit2me ️TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bit2me ️ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9243641 ️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bit2me ️ Telegram: https://t.me/Bit2Me_ES ️ Lbry (Odysee): https://odysee.com/@bit2me:c ️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Tj4kyX... ️ iVoox: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-bit2me-... y por supuesto, dale a la campanita para activar las notificaciones ¡Apunta! Conoce todos nuestros servicios: ️ Wallet: https://bit2me.com/wallet ️ Tikebit (compra criptomonedas en tiendas físicas): https://www.tikebit.com/inicio&lang=es ️ Academy: https://academy.bit2me.com ️ Crypto TV: https://tv.bit2me.com ️ Crypto Converter: https://converter.bit2me.com ️ Agenda de crypto eventos: https://agenda.bit2me.com ...y muchos más en nuestra web!

El Dr. Edwin R. Jusino Aldarondo presenta al profesor de la Universidad de Illinois, el Dr. Antonio Sotomayor, donde dialogan sobre los orígenes del fútbol en el Caribe y cómo el fútbol participa de un proceso de negociación cultural y el impacto del mismo en la historia de Puerto Rico. Para acceder a las obras citadas y otras referencias en el podcast: Historia clubes de Puerto Rico The Sovereign Colony Caribbean Soccer: Hispanoamericanismo and the Identity Politics of Fútbol in Puerto Rico, 1898-1920 Fútbol Puertorriqueño: (crónica de alegrías, sueños y desencantos) Papirín: Vida y controversias del Dr. Roberto Monroig

La Brega is a seven-part podcast series hosted by OTM producer/reporter Alana Casanova-Burgess. The series uses narrative storytelling and investigative journalism to reflect and reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico, and is available in English and Spanish. This is episode five. In this episode: David and Goliath play basketball in Athens.  Despite being a U.S. colony, Puerto Rico competes in sports as its own country on the world stage. Since the 70s, Puerto Rico’s national basketball team has been a pride of the island, taking home trophy after trophy. But in the 2004 at the Athens Olympics, the team was up against the odds, with an opening game against a U.S. Dream Team stacked with players like Lebron James and Allen Iverson. Futuro Media’s Julio Ricardo Varela tells the story of a basketball game that Puerto Ricans will never forget, and why he thinks now, more than ever, is a crucial moment to remember it.  The documentary "Nuyorican Basquet" is here. If you want to see the famous photo of Carlos Arroyo, click here.   To read more about sovereignty and sports, we recommend The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico, by Antonio Sotomayor. 

Despite being a U.S. colony, Puerto Rico competes in sports as its own country on the world stage. Since the 70s, Puerto Rico’s national basketball team has been a pride of the island, taking home trophy after trophy. But in the 2004 at the Athens Olympics, the team was up against the odds, with an opening game against a U.S. Dream Team stacked with players like Lebron James and Allen Iverson. This episode of La Brega, from Futuro Media and WNYC Studios, tells the story of a basketball game that Puerto Ricans will never forget, and why he thinks now, more than ever, is a crucial moment to remember it.  The documentary "Nuyorican Basquet" is here. If you want to see the famous photo of Carlos Arroyo, click here.   To read more about sovereignty and sports, we recommend The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico, by Antonio Sotomayor. 

Aunque Puerto Rico es una colonia de Estados Unidos, la isla compite bajo su propia bandera en eventos deportivos internacionales. Desde la década de los 70 el equipo nacional de baloncesto ha sido fuente de orgullo para todo el archipiélago boricua, ganando torneo tras torneo en su región. Pero en las Olimpiadas del 2004 en Atenas, la escuadra nacional le tocó un juego donde las fichas no estaban a su favor: enfrentar al Dream Team de Estados Unidos con Lebron James, Tim Duncan, Dwayne Wade y Allen Iverson. Julio Ricardo Varela de Futuro Media nos cuenta la historia de un juego que los boricuas nunca olvidaran… y porque el cree, que hoy más que nunca, es importante recordarlo. El documental "Nuyorican Basquet" esta disponible aqui. Si quieres ver la foto de Carlos Arroyo, aqui esta.   Para leer más sobre este tema, recomendamos The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico, escrito por Antonio Sotomayor. 

Despite being a U.S. colony, Puerto Rico competes in sports as its own country on the world stage. Since the 70s, Puerto Rico’s national basketball team has been a pride of the island, taking home trophy after trophy. But in the 2004 at the Athens Olympics, the team was up against the odds, with an opening game against a U.S. Dream Team stacked with players like Lebron James and Allen Iverson. Futuro Media’s Julio Ricardo Varela tells the story of a basketball game that Puerto Ricans will never forget, and why he thinks now, more than ever, is a crucial moment to remember it.  The documentary "Nuyorican Basquet" is here. If you want to see the famous photo of Carlos Arroyo, click here.   To read more about sovereignty and sports, we recommend The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico, by Antonio Sotomayor. 

Today we are joined by Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Sotomayor is the author of The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), which asks the question of how a colonial possession became a “sovereign international athletic presence.” In The Sovereign Colony, Sotomayor traces the history of Puerto Rican sports from its beginnings during Spanish rule, through the beginnings of American occupation and the promotion of American-style games, and into the solidification of the islands’ national identity through their athletic experiences in regional and international Olympic Games.  He illuminates the ways in which the colonial Olympism of Puerto Rico raised questions about nationalism, sovereignty, and colonialism.  For example, Sotomayor investigates a series of incidents centered on whether Puerto Rican athletes should compete under the Puerto Rican flag, the American flag, or something else entirely? In addition, Sotomayor does not limit his history to issues of colonial oppression and resistance; he shows a more complicated picture that includes actors from Puerto Rico, the United States, and around the world.  For example, he show how all three major political factions on the island – supporters of independence, autonomy, and statehood – manipulated island sports in order to promote their domestic political projects.  His examination features a wide range of fascinating sportsmen including Julio Enrique Monagas who supported Puerto Rican athletics as a piece of the island’s modernization effort.  The expansion of Puerto Rican sports also relied on wider geopolitical movements.  Olympic organizers admitted Puerto Rico, even permitting the island to have a politically linked Olympic Committee, because it meant the expansion of Olympism into the Caribbean.  Similarly, many American sportsmen supported Puerto Rican nationalism in sport as a way of promoting the global west during the Cold War. The Sovereign Colony will have resonance to scholars interested in nationalism, political sovereignty, the international Olympic movement, and the global Cold War.  (Many readers will also be interested in his depiction of Avery Brundage, who sympathized with Puerto Rican athletes and helped to promote the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee.)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Sotomayor is the author of The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), which asks the question of how a colonial possession became a “sovereign international athletic presence.” In The Sovereign Colony, Sotomayor traces the history of Puerto Rican sports from its beginnings during Spanish rule, through the beginnings of American occupation and the promotion of American-style games, and into the solidification of the islands’ national identity through their athletic experiences in regional and international Olympic Games.  He illuminates the ways in which the colonial Olympism of Puerto Rico raised questions about nationalism, sovereignty, and colonialism.  For example, Sotomayor investigates a series of incidents centered on whether Puerto Rican athletes should compete under the Puerto Rican flag, the American flag, or something else entirely? In addition, Sotomayor does not limit his history to issues of colonial oppression and resistance; he shows a more complicated picture that includes actors from Puerto Rico, the United States, and around the world.  For example, he show how all three major political factions on the island – supporters of independence, autonomy, and statehood – manipulated island sports in order to promote their domestic political projects.  His examination features a wide range of fascinating sportsmen including Julio Enrique Monagas who supported Puerto Rican athletics as a piece of the island’s modernization effort.  The expansion of Puerto Rican sports also relied on wider geopolitical movements.  Olympic organizers admitted Puerto Rico, even permitting the island to have a politically linked Olympic Committee, because it meant the expansion of Olympism into the Caribbean.  Similarly, many American sportsmen supported Puerto Rican nationalism in sport as a way of promoting the global west during the Cold War. The Sovereign Colony will have resonance to scholars interested in nationalism, political sovereignty, the international Olympic movement, and the global Cold War.  (Many readers will also be interested in his depiction of Avery Brundage, who sympathized with Puerto Rican athletes and helped to promote the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee.)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Sotomayor is the author of The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), which asks the question... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Sotomayor is the author of The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), which asks the question of how a colonial possession became a “sovereign international athletic presence.” In The Sovereign Colony, Sotomayor traces the history of Puerto Rican sports from its beginnings during Spanish rule, through the beginnings of American occupation and the promotion of American-style games, and into the solidification of the islands’ national identity through their athletic experiences in regional and international Olympic Games.  He illuminates the ways in which the colonial Olympism of Puerto Rico raised questions about nationalism, sovereignty, and colonialism.  For example, Sotomayor investigates a series of incidents centered on whether Puerto Rican athletes should compete under the Puerto Rican flag, the American flag, or something else entirely? In addition, Sotomayor does not limit his history to issues of colonial oppression and resistance; he shows a more complicated picture that includes actors from Puerto Rico, the United States, and around the world.  For example, he show how all three major political factions on the island – supporters of independence, autonomy, and statehood – manipulated island sports in order to promote their domestic political projects.  His examination features a wide range of fascinating sportsmen including Julio Enrique Monagas who supported Puerto Rican athletics as a piece of the island’s modernization effort.  The expansion of Puerto Rican sports also relied on wider geopolitical movements.  Olympic organizers admitted Puerto Rico, even permitting the island to have a politically linked Olympic Committee, because it meant the expansion of Olympism into the Caribbean.  Similarly, many American sportsmen supported Puerto Rican nationalism in sport as a way of promoting the global west during the Cold War. The Sovereign Colony will have resonance to scholars interested in nationalism, political sovereignty, the international Olympic movement, and the global Cold War.  (Many readers will also be interested in his depiction of Avery Brundage, who sympathized with Puerto Rican athletes and helped to promote the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee.)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Sotomayor is the author of The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), which asks the question of how a colonial possession became a “sovereign international athletic presence.” In The Sovereign Colony, Sotomayor traces the history of Puerto Rican sports from its beginnings during Spanish rule, through the beginnings of American occupation and the promotion of American-style games, and into the solidification of the islands’ national identity through their athletic experiences in regional and international Olympic Games.  He illuminates the ways in which the colonial Olympism of Puerto Rico raised questions about nationalism, sovereignty, and colonialism.  For example, Sotomayor investigates a series of incidents centered on whether Puerto Rican athletes should compete under the Puerto Rican flag, the American flag, or something else entirely? In addition, Sotomayor does not limit his history to issues of colonial oppression and resistance; he shows a more complicated picture that includes actors from Puerto Rico, the United States, and around the world.  For example, he show how all three major political factions on the island – supporters of independence, autonomy, and statehood – manipulated island sports in order to promote their domestic political projects.  His examination features a wide range of fascinating sportsmen including Julio Enrique Monagas who supported Puerto Rican athletics as a piece of the island’s modernization effort.  The expansion of Puerto Rican sports also relied on wider geopolitical movements.  Olympic organizers admitted Puerto Rico, even permitting the island to have a politically linked Olympic Committee, because it meant the expansion of Olympism into the Caribbean.  Similarly, many American sportsmen supported Puerto Rican nationalism in sport as a way of promoting the global west during the Cold War. The Sovereign Colony will have resonance to scholars interested in nationalism, political sovereignty, the international Olympic movement, and the global Cold War.  (Many readers will also be interested in his depiction of Avery Brundage, who sympathized with Puerto Rican athletes and helped to promote the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee.)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Sotomayor is the author of The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), which asks the question... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices