Estadio Municipal (Guadalajara)
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| name = Estadio Municipal
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| location = Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
| coordinates = {{coord|20|39|45.8|N|103|20|41.9|W|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
| capacity = 15,000
| opened = 1931
| architect = Aurelio Aceves
| closed = 1950
| demolished = 1950
| tenants = Charros de Jalisco (1946–1950)
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The Estadio Municipal (Municipal Stadium) was a baseball stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Opened in 1931 and designed by Aurelio Aceves, it was the first municipal stadium in Guadalajara and hosted the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. The stadium was demolished in 1950.
History
The Estadio Municipal was opened in 1931 and was Guadalajara's first municipal stadium, located in the Analco neighborhood in downtown Guadalajara. The stadium, designed by engineer and architect Aurelio Aceves, was mainly used for baseball games, but also for other athletic and civic events.{{cite web|first=Tanya|last=García|title=Estadio Deportivo Municipal, el primero que hubo en Guadalajara y donde se practicaba béisbol|url=https://www.eloccidental.com.mx/doble-via/estadio-deportivo-municipal-el-primero-que-hubo-en-guadalajara-y-donde-se-practicaba-beisbol-12246076.html|website=El Occidental|date=15 July 2024|access-date=22 July 2024|language=es}}{{cite web|first=Rebeca|last=Pérez Vega|title=Analco: barrio pionero en Guadalajara|url=https://www.mural.com.mx/analco-barrio-pionero-en-guadalajara/ar2559638|website=Mural|date=26 February 2023|access-date=22 July 2024|language=es}}
The stadium was built in the former grounds of the Santa María de los Ángeles cemetery, established in 1833 by the Franciscans in the middle of a cholera epidemic in the city of Guadalajara. The cemetery was later demolished and replaced by the Estadio Municipal.{{cite web|title=Restos del pasado, de Cementerio a Central Camionera|url=https://www.cronicajalisco.com/notas/2015/53837.html|website=La Crónica de Hoy - Jalisco|date=17 October 2015|access-date=22 July 2024|language=es}}
When the Charros de Jalisco baseball club was established in 1946, the Estadio Municipal hosted the team's home games. The stadium could seat 15,000 spectators.{{cite news|title=Indian Torres dominó en los momentos difíciles y llevó a San Luis al triunfo sobre Jalisco por Cuatro a Tres|url=https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a35ee7d1ed64f16bfcb73&coleccion=|website=El Informador|date=25 March 1950|access-date=22 July 2024|language=es}} The stadium was demolished in 1950 to build Guadalajara's central bus station.{{cite web|title=¿Te acuerdas cómo lucía la Antigua Central Camionera?|url=https://graficos.gruporeforma.com/te-acuerdas-como-lucia-la-antigua-central-camionera/|publisher=Grupo Reforma|date=|access-date=22 July 2024|language=es}}