Plaza de Toros de Montserrat

Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was a Spanish colonial auditorium of bullfighting shows.

[1] It was located in the suburbs of the neighborhood of Montserrat (Buenos Aires).

[2] The Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was the first bullfighting auditorium in the city of Buenos Aires.

[3] 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.

[4] The Plaza de Toros de Montserrat was closed in 1799, being replaced by Plaza de Toros del Retiro, located in the neighborhood of Retiro.