Jirón Ica
Church of San Agustín at the second block
Part ofDamero de Pizarro
NamesakeIca Department
FromJirón de la Unión
ToJirón Sancho Rivera
Construction
Completion1535

Jirón Ica 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 and continues until it reaches the Jirón Sancho Rivera.

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 Ica, after the department of Ica. Prior to this renaming, each block (cuadra) had a unique name:

  • Block 1: Plateros de San Agustín, after the large number of silverware shops there.[1]
  • Block 2: San Agustín/Comedia Vieja, after the church of the same name and a Corral de comedias that existed in front of it, respectively.[2]
  • Block 3: Concha, after the family of the same name.[3] The Teatro Municipal de Lima is located here.
  • Block 4: La Riva, after Vicente de la Riva y San Cristóbal, who lived there.[4] The Casa Fernandini is located here.[5]
  • Block 5: San Sebastián, after the St. Sebastian's Church, Lima.[6]
  • Block 6: Orejuelas, after the family of the same name.[7]
  • Block 7: Chávez (de San Sebastián), for reasons unknown.[8]
  • Block 8: Medalla, for reasons unknown.[9]
  • Block 9: Molino (de Monserrate), after a windmill near the convent of Monserrate street.[10]

The Casona Pancho Fierro, named after the painter, is located on the second block of the street. In 2018, a fire broke out and destroyed 80% of the property.[11][12] Villa Chicken, the restaurant chain that operated in the building, was able to fund its reconstruction.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 350.
  2. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 237–239.
  3. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 242.
  4. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 283–284.
  5. ↑ Vera Colens, Milagros (2023-01-18). "Descubre la Casa Fernandini, una joya centenaria en el Centro Histórico de Lima". El Comercio.
  6. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 392.
  7. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 329–330.
  8. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 253.
  9. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 302–303.
  10. ↑ Bromley Seminario 2019, p. 315–316.
  11. ↑ "¿Qué valor histórico tiene el local donde funcionaba la pollería que se incendió?". Perú 21. 2018-05-05.
  12. ↑ "Cercado: incendio consume casona Pancho Fierro donde funcionaba pollería". El Comercio. 2018-05-05.
  13. ↑ "Lima: Otro Año de Agonía". La Mula. 2022-01-17.

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