Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was a Spanish colonial auditorium of bullfighting shows. It was located in the suburbs of the neighborhood of

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(Buenos Aires).

History

The Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was the first bullfighting auditorium in the city of Buenos Aires. Previously the bullfighting spectacles had been made in the Plaza Mayor current

Plaza de Mayo The Plaza de Mayo (; en, May Square) is a city square and main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time know ...

. Inaugurated in 1791, during the viceroyalty of

Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo, Pelegrin, Ahedo Zorilla de San Martin y Venero (17 April 1726 – 4 April 1802) was a Spanish soldier and politician born in the village of Bárcena de Cicero on Spain's Atlantic Coast. He was the fourth viceroy ...

, it was located on the current streets of Belgrano and 9 de Julio, in the suburbs of the

neighborhood, populated at the time by neighbors of

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descent. The Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was closed in 1799, being replaced by

Plaza de Toros del Retiro Plaza de Toros del Retiro was a bullfighting coliseum of Buenos Aires of the 19th century. This Arena was established in the city during the last years of the colonial period. History The Plaza de Toros del Retiro was made by the architect F ...

, located in the neighborhood of Retiro.

References

{{reflist Bullrings in Argentina Río de la Plata