▁the ▁Teatro ▁del ▁P ue blo , ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁a ▁the ater ▁located ▁on ▁ 1 5 3 0 ▁Cor ri entes ▁Avenue ▁was ▁ex prop ri ated ▁for ▁the ▁purpose . ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Leon idas ▁Bar lett a , ▁the ▁New ▁Theatre ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 5 - year ▁con cess ion ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁though ▁a ▁national ist ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁resulted ▁in ▁its ▁res c ission ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Municipal ▁Theater ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁its ▁stead ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁theatre ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁The ▁institution ▁was ▁renamed ▁Teatro ▁General ▁San ▁Martín ▁( in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁cent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁General ▁José ▁de ▁San ▁Martín , ▁the ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ) ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁President ▁Juan ▁Per ón , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Per ón ▁commission ed ▁local ▁architect s ▁Mario ▁Roberto ▁Ál vare z ▁and ▁Mac ed onio ▁Ru iz ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Martín , ▁and ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁present ▁building ▁began ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁but ▁began ▁operating ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁It ▁became ▁one ▁of