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San Mamés Stadium opens

1913 CE · Spain, Europe · Sport

San Mamés Stadium opens
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The San Mamés Stadium was a football stadium in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. The stadium was the home of Athletic Bilbao, known as Los Leones de San Mamés-Bilboko lehoiak. They are known as Los Leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés. Mammes was an early Christian, born in A. D. 259, who was thrown to the lions by the Romans.

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