Estadio Xalapeño

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Estadio Xalapeño "Heriberto Jara Corona"
Interior shot from the 1990s
Interior shot from the 1990s
Data
place Xalapa , Veracruz , Mexico
Coordinates 19 ° 31 '11.7 "  N , 96 ° 55' 9"  W Coordinates: 19 ° 31 '11.7 "  N , 96 ° 55' 9"  W.
owner Veracruz state
opening September 20, 1925
Renovations 1967, 1991
surface race
architect Modesto C. Rolland
capacity 12,000
Events

Athletics Championships (Central America and the Caribbean) in 1967, 1977 and 1991

The Estadio Xalapeño “Heriberto Jara Corona” is a stadium with a soccer field in Xalapa , the capital of the Mexican state Veracruz , which is mainly used for athletics competitions . The stadium was built under natural conditions in the 1920s on the initiative of the then governor of Veracruz, General Heriberto Jara Corona , and officially opened on September 20, 1925 in cooperation with the then Mexican President Plutarco Elías Calles .

history

At the beginning of the 20th century, on what was then the southern outskirts of the city between the hills of Melgarejo, there was a natural depression, popularly known as La Alameda , where young people regularly played baseball .

Today's sports facility was built on this site with the Estadio Xalapeño, modeled on ancient Greek stadiums, the Olympic atmosphere of which is enhanced by statues with Greek motifs. The Estadio Xalapeño is one of the most imposing buildings in the city and, from an architectural point of view, is considered the most beautiful stadium on the American continent and one of the ten most beautiful stadiums in the world.

The almost ninety year old stadium has been modernized several times without changing its original style. The first modernization was carried out in 1967 when, among other things, the track was expanded to eight lanes and the audience capacity to 12,000. In 1991 a tartan track was built .

Over the years the stadium has also been used for baseball, American football and soccer games. In addition, religious and political events were held. It has also hosted the Central America and Caribbean Athletics Championships three times (1967, 1977 and 1991) . World-famous athletes such as the Olympic champions Alberto Juantorena ( 1976 ) and Tonique Williams-Darling ( 2004 ) have competed in the Estadio Xalapeño.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Cumplió 85 Años El Estadio Xalapeño, una joya deportiva (Spanish; article from September 25, 2010)
  2. ↑ a b c DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA. In: efisica.sev.gob.mx. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013 ; accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ^ Estadio Xalapeño. In: xalapa.centroshistoricos.mx. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013 ; accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish).
  4. ^ Jorge M. Rolland: Estadio Xalapeño Heriberto Jara Corona. In: relatosehistorias.mx. Retrieved April 13, 2019 (Spanish).
  5. ^ Estadio Xalapeño, Joya de Veracruz. In: masnoticias.mx. April 22, 2013, Retrieved April 13, 2019 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ Bernardo García Días: The State of Veracruz . Ediciones Nueva Guía, SA de CV, 2002, ISBN 968-5437-28-9 , pp. 33 (Spanish).