Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry (English: Charles H. Terry Athletic Field) or, simply, El Charles H. Terry, is the oldest continuously functioning athletic field and baseball park in Puerto Rico, and the second oldest in the Caribbean. The field is located in the city of Ponce and has a capacity of several thousand spectators. It is located next to the Francisco Pancho Coimbre Sports Museum. History The Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry was built in 1909 by initiative of then Ponce High School students Cayetano Pou, Rafael Matienzo and Francisco Perez, and the financial backing of Lucas P. Valdivieso and Fernando Luis Toro. The field was initially called La Liga del Castillo for its proximity to the Carcel del Castillo (Castillo Jail) then located just north of it, where Escuela de Bellas Artes de Ponce is located today (2019). The Charles H. Terry Athletic Field opened in November 1910, in barrio Quinto, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Its original intended use was to serve as an athletics, sports, and baseball field for students of the new Ponce High School. It was named after one of the first principals of the school, the continental Charles H. Terry, for his effort and dedication in securing the field for use by the students of his school. Prior to being used as an athletic field for school activities, the area was used for military exercises by the Spanish Military Headquarters adjacent to it. The first official baseball game in Ponce took place in this field in 1899. The first baseball championship in Ponce took place here in 1904 between the local Ponce, Pabst, and Atenas teams. The American teacher Charles H. Terry, who in 1909 was named superintendent of Ponce public schools, made the arrangements with the United States Army stationed at the old Spanish Military headquarters adjacent to the field to acquire the area where the athletic field would be built. The building of the physical facilities started the same year. Engineers from the Central Guanica sugarcane mill lend technical assistance for the development of the facility. Adrian J. Grief, an officer at Central Guánica, donated the materials for the construction of the field. Volleyball, football, and basketball facilities were operational by 1913. In 1913-1914 the American "All Stars" baseball team arrived in Ponce and played at Campo Atletico. The teams included players from the Major League Baseball as well as AAA baseball. The