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Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry
Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry (English: ''Charles H. Terry Athletic Field'') or, simply, El Charles H. Terry, is the oldest continuously functioning athletic field and baseball park in Puerto Rico, and the second oldest in the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean. The field is located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce and has a capacity of several thousand spectators. It is located next to the Francisco Pancho Coimbre Museum, Francisco Pancho Coimbre Sports Museum. History The Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry was built in 1909 by initiative of then Ponce High School students Cayetano Pou, Rafael Matienzo and Francisco Perez, and the financial backing of Lucas P. Valdivieso and Fernando Luis Toro. The field was initially called ''La Liga del Castillo'' for its proximity to the ''Carcel del Castillo'' (Castillo Jail) then located just north of it, where Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce, Escuela de Bellas Artes de Ponce is located today (2019). The Charles H. Terry Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinto (Ponce)
Quinto (''Barrio Quinto'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto, and Sexto, Quinto is one of the municipality's six original urban barrios. It was organized in 1878. Location Quinto is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and northeast of the traditional center of the city, Plaza Las Delicias. Boundaries Barrio Quinto is bounded on the North by Guadalupe Street, on the South by Isabel Street, on the West by Atocha Street, and on the East by Rio Portugues. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Quinto is bounded in the North by Sexto, in the South by Tercero, in the West by Segundo, and in the East by Machuelo Abajo. Features and demographics Quinto has of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Qinto was 724. The population density in Quinto was 6,811 persons per square mile. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |