Manuel Bonilla Sports Complex

Child Hero Manuel Bonilla Municipal Sports Complex (Spanish: Complejo Deportivo Municipal Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla), also known as the Municipal Stadium of Miraflores (Spanish: Estadio Municipal de Miraflores)^[1] is a sports complex in Miraflores District, Lima, Peru. It is named after Manuel Bonilla Elhart, a child soldier and war hero of the Peruvian Army who was killed in action during the War of the Pacific.^[2]

Manuel Bonilla Sports Complex

Complejo Deportivo Manuel Bonilla
Full name	Child Hero Manuel Bonilla Sports Complex
Location	Miraflores District, Lima
Main venue	Manuel Bonilla Stadium Capacity: 3,000
Construction
Opened	October 28, 1995
Renovated	2012

History

The stadium was inaugurated on October 28, 1995.^[3] In 2010, it was visited by Evo Morales, then president of Bolivia.^[4] It was subsequently remodelled in 2012, with said works taking place from August to October.^[5] Remodellation works again took place in 2022,^[6] but were suspended in 2023 after local complaints.^[7]

On February 24, 2011, the Club Universitario de Deportes's female volleyball team was disqualified after a violent incident took place in the stadium's tribune, caused by a supporter of the club.^[8]

See also

• Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion, located next to the complex
• San Martín barracks, located in front of the complex