Abancay Avenue ( es, Avenida Abancay), formerly known as Jirón Abancay, is a major
avenue
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that serves as the limit between the
Damero de Pizarro
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and
Barrios Altos, both located in the
historic centre of Lima,
Peru. The street starts at the and continues until it reaches
Grau Avenue
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.
Formerly a street (''jirón''), it was widened in 1947 under the government of
Manuel A. Odría and buildings were built to house the ministries of
economy and
education. It is currently the second most congested
artery in the city due to the circulation of 43 public transportation routes, in addition to private transportation. This makes it one of the roads with the greatest
environmental and
noise pollution in the city.
History
The road that today constitutes the street was laid by
Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón
Arequipa
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. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name:
*Block 1: Juan de la Coba, after the man of the same name who lived there in the 17th century.
*Block 2: Trapitos, for reasons not known.
*Block 3: Compás de la Concepción, after the part of the convent of the same name not yet built, known as a ''compás''.
*Block 4: Cascarilla, after the antifebrifuge bark of the same name sold by the
Jesuits.
*Block 5: Santa María, after the title of the noble family that lived there.
*Block 6: Sagástegui, possibly also "Sagasti" or "Zugasti" after people who possibly lived there.
*Block 7: Pileta de Santa Teresa, after the church of the same name. The area's appearance was heavily affected by the widening programme.
*Block 8: Hospicio de Cándamo.
*Block 9: Zepita.
With the street widening programme in the 20th century, new blocks were created along the avenue.
*When the avenue was expanded to the north, through the
Convent of San Francisco
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, the current first block was created.
*When the eastern section of
Nicolás de Piérola Avenue
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(known as ''Colmena Izquierda'') was created, ''Hospicio de Cándamo'' Street was divided, forming the current block 10 of the avenue.
See also
*
Historic Centre of Lima
References
Bibliography
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Historic Centre of Lima
Abancay
Abancay (from Quechua language: Hamanqay, Amanqay, or Amankay, meaning ''lily'') is a city in southern-central Peru. It is the capital of both the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province, and serves an important cultural, economic, and politi ...
Lima District