Estadio Juan Pasquale is a
football
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stadium
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located in the city of
Buenos Aires,
Argentina. It is owned and operated by Club
Defensores de Belgrano and one of the oldest stadiums in the city, having been opened in 1910. The stadium has a capacity of 9,000 spectators.
[Juan Pasquale]
on Interior Futbolero
The stadium was named after Juan Pasquale, founding member, player, and first president of the institution.[Estadio Juan Pasquale]
on Estadios de Argentina
History
In the beginning, "Defensores de Belgrano Foot-Ball Club" (as it was originally named) played their first games in the ''Quinta de Oliver'' (then located on Plaza Chacabuco, current Plaza Alberti),[Historia del Club]
on Defensores de Belgrano a vacant land by then. When the Municipality of Buenos Aires decided to refurbish the square, the club had to move its field to its current location on Av. Comodoro Rivadavia in the Núñez
Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez ( es, Núñez}, ). The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include:
Academia
* Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic
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barrio
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Some sources state that the land where the stadium would be built, was granted by the Municipality thanks to the negotiations carried out by Berón de Astrada, while other say that baron Demarchi offered the land to the club.][ The wooden stands that had been used to host the attendance during the military parades in the Argentine Centennial celebrations had been left after being used on Blandengues street –today Avenida del Libertador–. Therefore, the structure was carried to the stadium, becoming its first stands.][
The venue was inaugurated on 25 May 1910][ (the date of the ]Centennial of Argentina
The Argentina Centennial was celebrated on May 25, 1910. It was the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution, when viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros was ousted from office and replaced with the Primera Junta, the first national government.
Con ...
), only four years after the club was founded.[Estadio Defensores de Belgrano]
on Full Ascenso It is nicknamed ''Nido del Dragón'' (''Nest of the Dragon''), referring to a dragon
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, the nickname of the team. It was due to artist and club supporter Hugo Arbona, who designed that creature in 1983 as a symbol for Defensores de Belgrano.[C.A. Defensores de Belgrano]
on GCBA
''Clarín'', 8 Mar 2012
on Copa Argentina.orgMarcos Zucker
Marcos Zucker (15 February 1921 – 13 May 2003) was an Argentine actor and comedian, known for his work on stage, on television, and in films, he is best known for his comedic roles and appeared in 66 films.
Biography
Marcos Zucker was bo ...
, who was a Defensores fan and was disappeared during the National Reorganization Process
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that lasted from 1976 to 1983. The idea came from Arbona himself and the sign with Zucker's name was unveiled in the year the country commemorated the 25th. anniversary of the 1976 Argentine coup d'état
The 1976 Argentine coup d'état was a right-wing coup d'état, coup that overthrew Isabel Perón as President of Argentina on 24 March 1976. A military junta was installed to replace her; this was headed by Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videl ...
.
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References
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Sports venues completed in 1910
1910 establishments in Argentina