San Francisco de Macorís
Saturday, December 6th,
2014
JULIAN
JAVIER STADIUM IN SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS
By Yeraldina Cruz
From its beginnings, Julian Javier stadium has had a
meaningful history, good location, and a huge amount of entertaining
activities. It is an important place for the inhabitants of San Francisco de
Macorís due to the majority of people who live in the city like baseball games.
This stadium is the biggest in the city and it is open for the public in
general.
First of
all, the history of Julian Javier Stadium is very interesting. The stadium was
founded in 1975 in honor of a famous Dominican baseball player, Manuel Julian
Javier Liranzo who was born on August 19th, 1936. The stadium is
property of the state, but it is managed by LIDOM, the Dominican Baseball
League. This stadium has had many different presidents such as Siquió NG De La
Rosa, Stanley Javier, son of Julian Javier, and the actual president, Emil
Risek. The stadium was built as a place where people from San Francisco de
Macorís and other cities can go to have fun and get rid of the stress of work.
Besides,
Julian Javier Stadium is really accessible. The stadium is located around one
kilometer from the center of the city. We can get there really easily. The
stadium is in front of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Recinto San
Francisco de Macorís. For students of the university, it is very easy to get
there. Also for people who live in the center, the stadium is located in a good
point of the city due to people can go there by bus and other kinds of public
transportation. The Julian Javier stadium is in a beautiful part of the Duarte
province. Its surroundings are green and very peaceful. Many people go to the
stadium for relaxing and exercising. The
Julian Javier stadium is not only well located for people from San Francisco
but also for people from other cities, such as Salcedo, Pimentel, Cotuí,
Castillo, and so on.
The
activities of Julian Javier stadium are the most entertaining in San Francisco
de Macorís city. It is like a house, which receives many people since the day
of its foundation. All baseball fans of the whole country arrive to the stadium
to get delighted with the amazing baseball season that goes from October to
January. The stadium can hold more than 12,500 people per game. It is really
spacious. Many fans of the team, Gigantes del Cibao, wait for the beginning
of the games during the rest of the year.
It is good to say that the activities made at the stadium are the most coveted
by the Macorisano people. There people can enjoy the entertaining games each
night.
In
conclusion, Julian Javier stadium is the most visited and entertaining place in
San Francisco de Macorís during the winter baseball season. Thousands of people
gather here every year. Its great history could catch everyone’s attention. The
easy access that the stadium provides, and the different kind of activities held
there make of this stadium a unique place, where people from different places
can attend and enjoy the perfect environment created for the entertainment of families.
San Francisco de Macorís 2014
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