Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium
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- This article is about the indoor sports arena and auditorium in Ponce, Puerto Rico. For the basketball player whose name it carries, see Juan "Pachín" Vicéns.
Juan Pachín Vicens Auditorium is a well known sports venue in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of the most famous of the island as well. The auditorium opened on May 12, 1972 and is named after renowned basketball player, Juan "Pachín" Vicéns (though it was first dubbed as "coliseum", not "auditorium".)
The auditorium has been remodeled several times. It's original seating capacity was 7,786 seats. It was remodeled in the mid-90s to add more seating space, and in 2001 the auditorium was again renovated to include an air conditioning system, new scoreboards, new sound system, an acoustics improvement project, and an increase to its seating capacity to more than 12,000 spectators.
The auditorium is the official venue of the local basketball team the Ponce Lions, and also hosts muscial concerts, circuses, conventions, and organization meetings. The auditorium was the site of the wake ceremony for the late Ponce mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago.
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