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Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

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Estadio Guillermón Moncada is a multi-use stadium in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is the second most important baseball stadium in Cuba and comfortably seats 25,000 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated on February 24, 1964. It is a project of the Architect Emilio Castro.

The stadium is named after the Cuban patriot Guillermón Moncada, the "Ebony Giant", who was one of the 29 Generals of the Wars of Independence. Born in Santiago de Cuba, he participated in the three wars against Spain. He died in 1896 of tuberculosis in this city.

In its environs there is also a softball stadium, an athletics track and a soccer field and a gym for weights and judo.

This stadium is the field of the Santiago de Cuba baseball team.

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Estadio Guillermón Moncada Wikipedia