Mario Morales Coliseum
El Quijote | |
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| Former names | Mets Pavilion |
|---|---|
| Location | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| Owner | Municipality of Guaynabo |
| Operator | Municipality of Guaynabo |
| Capacity | 5,500 (approx. maximum) |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Tenants | |
| Guaynabo Mets, BSN Mets de Guaynabo, LVSF | |
Mario "Quijote" Morales Coliseum (Spanish: Coliseo Mario Morales) is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The coliseum's seating capacity is 5,500 seats.[1] It is the home arena of the Mets de Guaynabo basketball team and the Mets de Guaynabo women's volleyball in the LVSF.[2][3][4]The coliseum is also used for boxing, roller derby and musical acts.
The coliseum opened in 1983, originally named Mets Pavilion,[5][6] was renamed in 1998 after Puerto Rican basketball player Mario Morales. In 2013 a statue of Mario Morales was unveiled and now perpetuates his legacy as a player. In addition to the unveiling of Quijote's statue, four stars were also presented, placed on the sidewalk in front of the court, bearing the names of other illustrious players.[2]
In August 2020, it also became the venue where COVID-19 testing was done during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coliseo Mario Quijote Morales". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Develan estatua de Mario "Quijote" Morales en Guaynabo". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ ""Quijote" Morales es inmortalizado con una estatua en Guaynabo". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Mario Morales Coliseum Honors a Legend". PuertoRico.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Guaynabo" (in Spanish). 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Cierran el Senado tras reportarse supuestos casos positivos a COVID-19 en la Superintendencia del Capitolio". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Journal, Newsroom, The Weekly (2020-11-06). "Guaynabo to Offer Free COVID-19 Tests". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sigue en pie segunda dosis contra el COVID-19 mañana viernes en el Coliseo Mario Quijote Morales - WIPR" (in Spanish). 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
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