Plaza de Toros del Retiro

Plaza de Toros del Retiro
Vista General de Buenos Aires desde la Plaza de Toros by Emeric Essex Vidal
LocationRetiro, Buenos Aires
OwnerViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata – until 1810
Capacity9,000
Construction
Opened1801
Closed1818
ArchitectFrancisco Cañete

Plaza de Toros del Retiro was a bullfighting coliseum of Buenos Aires of the 19th century.[1] This Arena was established in the city during the last years of the colonial period.[2]

History

The Plaza de Toros del Retiro was made by the architect Francisco Cañete, and its construction was completed on June 25, 1801.[3] The Auditorium was built octagonally, with capacity for 9,000 people,[4] was inaugurated on October 14, 1801, on the occasion of the celebration of the birthday of the Prince of Asturias Don Ferdinand.[5]

The Plaza de Toros del Retiro was the successor of the Plaza de Toros de Montserrat, inaugurated in 1791, and closed in 1800.[6] This property was located in the current Plaza San Martín, on land that belonged to Miguel de Riglos, and later the Asiento de Inglaterra, a branch in Buenos Aires of the South Sea Company.[7] During the English invasions, the bullring was taken by the troops of Whitelocke, being also the scene of the Battle of the Retiro, between the troops of Santiago de Liniers and Samuel Auchmuty.[8]

After establishing the prohibition of bullfighting in Buenos Aires, the Retiro bullring was demolished by order of the Supreme Director José Rondeau in 1819.[9]

References

  1. ^ Iconográfía de Buenos Aires, Bonifacio del Carril, Aníbal G. Aguirre Saravia, 1982
  2. ^ Documentos de arquitectura nacional y americana, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, 1984
  3. ^ Arquitectura hispanoamericana en el Río de la Plata, Alberto S. J. de Paula, Graciela María Viñuales, Ramón Gutiérrez, 2006, ISBN 9789871033188
  4. ^ Nuestro antiguo Buenos Aires, Alfredo Taullard, 1927
  5. ^ Retiro: puerta de la ciudad, Fundación BankBoston, 2000, 2000, ISBN 9789879102428
  6. ^ Todo es historia, Issues 86–91, Honegger., 1974, 1974
  7. ^ Historia argentina: Los tiempos españoles, 1492–1805. 2. ed, José María Rosa, 1968
  8. ^ Invasiones inglesas al Río de la Plata 1806–1807, Marcos de Estrada, 2009, ISBN 9789871206438
  9. ^ Boletín del Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Issues 6–9, El Instituto, 1982, 1982