Jirón Conde de Superunda

Conde de Superunda
The Casa de Osambela in the second block
Part ofDamero de Pizarro
NamesakeThe Count of Superunda
FromJirón de la Unión
Major
junctions
Jirón Camaná, Jirón Caylloma, Jirón Rufino Torrico, Tacna Avenue, Jirón Chancay
ToJirón Cañete
Construction
Completion1535

Jirón Conde de Superunda, formerly Jirón Lima,[1] is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón de la Unión, next to the Palacio Municipal de Lima, and continues until it reaches the Jirón Cañete.

History

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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:[2]

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[9] and received the title of Count of Superunda from King Ferdinand VI.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Coloma Porcari, César (1997). La Ciudad de los Reyes y la "Guía del viajero en Lima" de Manuel Atanasio Fuentes (in Spanish). Instituto Latinoamericano de Cultura y Desarrollo. p. 84. ISBN 978-9972-676-00-0.
  2. ^ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 148.
  3. ^ Bromley Seminario 2019.
  4. ^ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 416–418.
  5. ^ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 302.
  6. ^ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 195–196.
  7. ^ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 397–398.
  8. ^ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 338.
  9. ^ Actas del Congreso Internacional de Lexicología y Lexicografía "Miguel Ángel Ugarte Chamorro": Lima, 19, 20 y 21 de abril de 2006 (in Spanish). Academia Peruana de la Lengua. 2006. p. 464. ISBN 9789972299308.
  10. ^ Obando, Manoel (2022-09-28). "Conde de Superunda, el virrey que logró la reconstrucción de Lima y Callao luego del terremoto de 1746". Infobae.

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