ɪt wʌz ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə plˈæn sɚɹˈiːnə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɡˈæbɹiːəl ɡənzˈɑːlɛz vˈaɪdlə tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðɪ ˈoʊld fˈiːld ʌv lˌæ vˈiːɡə.
It was opened on August 26, 1952, during the Plan Serena (project directed by President Gabriel González Videla) to replace the old field of La Vega.