Jirón Conde de Superunda, formerly Jirón Lima, is a major
street
A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, ...
in the
Damero de Pizarro
The Cercado de Lima (''Walled Lima''), Damero de Pizarro (''Pizarro's Checkerboard''), or Lima Cuadrada (''Squared Lima'') is an area of the historic center of Lima (capital of Peru) located within the old walls of the city.
Location and hist ...
, located in the
historic centre of Lima,
Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the
Jirón de la Unión
The Jirón de la Unión, or Union Street, is a pedestrian street located in the Historic Centre of Lima, part of the capital of Peru. For many decades it was the most important boulevards of the city, often described as the most aristocratic, wher ...
, next to the
Palacio Municipal de Lima
The Palacio Municipal de Lima or City Hall of Lima is a public building that serves as headquarters of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. It is located on the street Portal de Escribanos, block 3 of Jirón de la Unión, and in front of the Pla ...
, and continues until it reaches the Jirón Cañete.
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 Lima, after the
department of Lima, later obtaining its current name. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name:
*Block 1: Correo, after the
Casa de Correos y Telegrafos.
*Block 2: Veracruz/Santo Domingo, after the
Convent of Santo Domingo. This block also houses the
Casa de Osambela
The Casa de Osambela, also known as the Casa de Oquendo, is a building built during the colonial era of Peru. It stands on the old Novitiate of the Dominican fathers, destroyed by the earthquake of 1746, and part of the garden, facing the Calle ...
, headquarters of the ''
Academia Peruana de la Lengua
The Peruvian Academy of Language ( es, Academia Peruana de la Lengua) is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Peru.
It was founded in Lima on May 5, 1887. Its first elected president was Francisco García ...
''.
*Block 3: Matavilela, after an unidentified resident.
*Block 4: Aumente, after José de Aumente, who lived there in the 17th century.
*Block 5: Santa Rosa de los Padres, after the
birthplace of
Rose of Lima
Rose of Lima (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 24 August 1617) was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city thro ...
.
*Block 6: Pastrana, after Alonso Martínez de Pastrana, who lived there in the 17th century.
Its current name is in honour of
José Manso de Velasco, a
Viceroy of Peru who distinguished himself for his actions to rebuild the city following the
1746 earthquake and received the title of Count of Superunda from
King Ferdinand VI.
See also
*
Historic Centre of Lima
References
Bibliography
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{{Lima streets
Conde de Superunda