Jirón Santa Rosa, known as Jirón Antonio Miró Quesada (until 2017) and as Jirón Ayacucho before that, is a major

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in the

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, located in the

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. 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, wh ...

and continues until it reaches Miguel Grau Avenue.

History

The road that today constitutes the street was laid by

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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 Ayacucho, after the

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. Prior to this renaming, each block (cuadra) had a unique name: *Block 1: Jesús Nazareno, after the chapel of the same name. *Block 2: Núñez, after Dr. Miguel Núñez (

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, 1646 —

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, ?), who lived there. *Block 3: Rifa, after a

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establishment located there. *Block 4: Botica de San Pedro, after a pharmacy run by the

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. *Block 5: Aduana *Block 6: Santa Rosa de las Monjas, after the

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located there. *Block 7: Rectora, for reasons unknown. *Block 8: Siete Jeringas, after either a ''

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'' or its proximity to the

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*Block 9: San Bartolomé, after a hospital of the same name, later the Military Hospital. *Block 10: Huaquilla, after a ''

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'' located there. *Block 11: Naranjos, after an

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field located there. *Block 13: Ancha/ Cinco Esquinas, for its width in comparison to other streets at the time, and for reaching a point where five corners are located, respectively. The ''Edificio Fabbri'', whose construction concluded in 1890, is located in the street. During the 17th century, it belonged to the heirs of Pedro Gavilán y González de la Torre, thus acquiring the name of the "Casa de los Gavilanes" (a

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on the heirs' family name). It was acquired in 1867 by the

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to house its official printing press, organised by . From the 1930s until 2017, the street was renamed Miro Quesada in honour of Antonio Miró Quesada de la Guerra. This name remained until 2017, when it was renamed in honour of

Saint Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, TOSD (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 24 August 1617) (, ), was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the pover ...

by the

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. In 2016, four houses collapsed in the street's 12th block, affecting 13 families living there.

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Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish name for Saint Rose. Santa Rosa may also refer to: Places Argentina *Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city * Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca * Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca *Santa Rosa, La Pampa * S ...

Lima District Historic Centre of Lima

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