Jirón Conde de Superunda
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 View from the street's first block | |
 Interactive map of Jirón Conde de Superunda | |
| Part of | Damero de Pizarro |
|---|---|
| Namesake | The Count of Superunda |
| From | Jirón de la Unión |
| Major junctions | See list |
| To | Jirón Cañete |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1535 |
Count of Superunda Street (Spanish: Jirón Conde de Superunda) is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with Union Street, next to the Palacio Municipal de Lima, and continues until it reaches the Cañete Street.
The street's name comes from the project that was ultimately adopted in 1862, which replaced the city's traditional names with names that reflected the country's political geography. The term jirón is a type of street, whose axis is formed from a variety of different, single-block streets.[1]
It was originally known as Lima Street (Spanish: Jirón Lima),[2] after the department of the same name.[3] This name was replaced by that of José Manso de Velasco, who served as Viceroy of Peru when the 1746 earthquake destroyed the city. He took charge of the efforts to rebuild the city and received the title of Count of Superunda from King Ferdinand VI.[4][5]