Plaza Nuevo Progreso

The Plaza de toros Nuevo Progreso[1] is a bullring in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It is currently used for bull fighting and also for hosting musical events, and professional wrestling events.[2] The bullring holds 16,561 people[3] and was built in 1966 to 1967.

Plaza de toros Nuevo Progreso
AddressMontes Pirineos 1930
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco
Coordinates
Public transitMacrobús
OwnerEspectáculos Taurinos de México, Sociedad Anónima
Capacity16,561
Surfacebeige sands
Construction
Broke ground1966
OpenedFebruary 4, 1967 (1967-02-04)
(54 years ago)
ArchitectLeopoldo Torres Águila
Structural engineerMario Quiñones

Architect Jose Manuel Gomez Vazquez Aldana made the executive project and drew up the plans for the new bullring, and this one was built by architects Leopoldo Torres Águila, Manuel Parga, and Gorki Guido Bayardo, and civil engineers Mario Quiñones, Alfonso Ortega Pérez, and Mario Fernández.

The main promoter and first owner of the plaza was Leodegario Hernández (Arandas, Jalisco, 24 January 1920 - 22 January 1987), a show business promoter and entrepreneur.

The first name of this venue was Plaza Monumental, and was inaugurated on Saturday, 4 February 1967, when six bulls bred in the facilities of cattle breeder José Julián Llaguno, were fought by matadors Joselito Huerta, Raúl Contreras "Finito", and Manolo Martínez.[4]

Leodegario Hernández went through a streak of bad business, and in 1971 he decided to sell the plaza to his competitor, Ignacio García-Aceves.[5]

The bullring was remodeled in 1979 and since that year is called Nuevo Progreso.

Espectáculos Taurinos de México, Sociedad Anónima (ETMSA), a company led by Mexican billionaire Alberto Baillères, is the current owner, since 1990.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2017-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Planet, Lonely. "Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso in Guadalajara, Mexico". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  3. "Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "La Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "50 Aniversario de la Plaza de Toros La Monumental, ahora Nuevo Progreso" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. "El Nuevo Progreso de Guadalajara celebra 50 años" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.


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