▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁into ▁the ▁Gal eria ▁de ▁los ▁In mort ales ▁del ▁De porte ▁P once ño ▁( P once ' s ▁Gallery ▁of ▁the ▁In mort als ▁of ▁P once ▁Sports ). ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁school ing ▁Francisco ▁" Pa qu ito " ▁Alfonso ▁Mont an er ▁García ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P once , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁to ▁Francisco ▁Mont an er ▁Col ón ▁and ▁Eugen ia ▁García ▁Col ón . ▁His ▁parents ▁separated ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young ▁and ▁Mont an er ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁other ▁three ▁sib lings , ▁Man olo , ▁Mer cedes ▁and ▁Am anda . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Union ist ▁party . ▁Mont an er ▁García ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁P once ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁career ▁ ▁Mont an er ▁García ▁pred ated ▁professional ▁baseball ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁organized ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁pitch ers ▁of ▁all ▁times . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁ball ▁performing ▁br illi antly ▁as ▁an ▁inf iel der . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁raising ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁P once ▁High ▁School ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁sports . ▁ ▁On ▁one ▁occasion ▁Mont an