Roberto Gonzalez
Moncada Baseball Stadium Guillermón
It is ironic that Cuba's national sport has its origins in their great "enemy" of the United States. In the nineteenth century, dockers in Matanzas Bay, about 100 kilometers east of Havana, and the crews of several Americans vessels established the first contacts. The growing relationship led to a significant maritime influx of U.S. citizens, ve together with the British and French ve also arrived at the time, contributed to the rapid formation of a heterogeneous foreign colony. During the Cuban independence war, baseball became a symbol of the aspirations for the future of modern Cuba. Great names in local baseball include Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara and Pinar del Rio.
This stadium opened on February 24 1964 and has capacity for up to 15 000 spectators. It is one of the country's leading stadiums and was the first built after the triumph of the Cuban revolution, with a clubhouse that serves as a meeting room and recreational space. Moreover, it houses other facilities where sportsmen can train in fencing, martial arts and boxing.
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