| Location | Monserrat, Buenos Aires |
|---|---|
| Owner | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Opened | 1791 |
| Closed | 1799 |
Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was a Spanish colonial auditorium of bullfighting shows. It was located in the suburbs of the neighborhood of Montserrat (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. Inaugurated in 1791, during the viceroyalty of Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo, it was located on the current streets of Belgrano and 9 de Julio, in the suburbs of the Montserrat neighborhood, populated at the time by neighbors of African descent.
The Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was closed in 1799, being replaced by Plaza de Toros del Retiro, located in the neighborhood of Retiro.
References
- Boletín, Volume 28, Part 1, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 1944
- Historia de la ciudad de Buenos Aires: 1719-1800, Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Secretaría de Cultura, 1980
- Historia social y cultural del Río de la Plata, 1536-1810, Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff, 1969
- Todo es historia, Issues 86-91, Honegger., 1974, 1974
- Los planos más antiguos de Buenos Aires, 1580-1880, Alfredo Taullard, 1940