The Plaza de Toros del Retiro was the successor of the Plaza de Toros de Montserrat, inaugurated in 1791, and closed in 1800. 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. 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.