Beti Jai fronton by architect Joaquín Rucoba (1844-1919), author of the Plaza de toros de La Malagueta, the Mercado de Atarazanas and park in Málaga, and the City Hall of Bilbao, among other works. It was the fourth infrastructure of these open features in Madrid at the end of the 19th century, in a time when the sport of Basque pelota reached a remarkable popularity in the Spanish capital. It was preceded, in this order, the frontons Jai Alai (1891), Fiesta Alegre and Euskal Jai. It was opened on April 29 of 1894 (other sources indicate the May 29 of the same year)
Robert Alai turned him into an icon for justice, albeit in a fashion different from common civil society. Robert Alai has been engaged in political causes, organizing and leading demonstrations against the excesses of Kenyan parliamentarians, as well as openly supporting the presidential campaigns of the Cord Coalition in the 2013 general elections. Alai also led the opinion of Cord supporters, accepting the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Coalition, and asking other Kenyans of goodwill to respect and support the new government. He also contributed to social causes, such as offering financial support to the ailing former Kenyan woman boxing legend