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Estadio Universidad Católica
Full nameEstadio Universidad Católica
Former namesEstadio Baquedano (1928-1929)[1]
Estadio Reina Victoria (1929-?)[3]
LocationSantiago, Chile
OwnerUniversidad Católica
Opened1 December 1928[1][2]
Tenants
  • Major sporting events hosted
  • 1928 National Boxing Championship[1]
  • 1929 Latin American Amateur Boxing Championship[3]
  • 1930 Inter-Center Boxing Competition[4]
  • 1930 La Nación Equestrian Trophy[5]
  • 1931 Military Boxing Championship[6]

Estadio Universidad Católica was a multi-use stadium in Santiago, Chile.[3] The venue was also known as Estadio Baquedano and Estadio Reina Victoria,[1][3] due to the boxing events held there and the good relations between the entrepreneur in charge of the events and a cigar company.[3] Among the events held at this venue were football matches, boxing nights (including a Latin American championship),[3] equestrian events,[5] and others.

The Estadio Universidad Católica was the first of four stadiums that have been owned by the Chilean club Universidad Católica,[7] followed by the Estadio Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, Estadio Independencia, and the Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo.[7] This sports venue was located at the corner of Maestranza Street (currently named Avenida Portugal) and Marcoleta.[8]

History

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From 1928 to the early 1930s, the sports venue was shared with Ratinoff y Cía. through a concession agreement, in exchange for infrastructure improvements.[9] On December 1 of that year, the sports field was inaugurated as Estadio Baquedano,[1] due to its proximity to Plaza Baquedano in Santiago, Chile.[1] The inauguration featured a day of the National Boxing Championship, contested among various cities, with over 4,000 spectators in attendance.[1] In October 1929, the stadium's name changed to Estadio Reina Victoria,[10] resulting from the good relations between entrepreneur Alfredo Ratinoff and a tobacco company,[11] whose main product was named Reina Victoria.[11] Funds generated by the stadium's activities enabled Pontificia Universidad Católica to undertake repair work on the university's central campus.[5] At that time, the university represented the football club in negotiations,[12] during the transition from amateur to professional era of Universidad Católica in Chilean football.[12] The venue came to be remembered by its official name, Estadio Universidad Católica.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Más de cuatro mil personas presenciaron anoche los matches del nuevo Stadium Baquedano". La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 2 December 1928. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ "El deporte en la Universidad Católica es una maciza realidad" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 27 March 1944. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Los rings de antaño". Estadio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Las peleas del Reina Victoria" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 7 February 1930. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Anoche se puso término al torneo nocturno de equitación" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 12 November 1927. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Anoche finalizaron los campeonatos militares de aficionados" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 4 January 1931. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Estadio" (in Spanish). Cruzados. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Stadium Reina Victoria" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 18 January 1930. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Lucha Greco-Romana y boxeo" (in Spanish). Santiago: Los Sports. 22 February 1929. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ^ "El Stadium Baquedano se llamará Reina Victoria" (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago: La Nación. 26 October 1929. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Cosas y casos del boxeo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago: La Nación. 27 October 1929. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Los Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa pasaron a poder de la Universidad Católica" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 12 November 1927. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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