The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón Áncash, and ends at the Paseo de la República.

[3] It runs parallel to the Jirón de la Unión, and like said street, it connects the Plaza Mayor with the Plaza San Martín, ending at the Paseo de los Héroes Navales.

[2] Prior to this renaming, each block (cuadra) had a unique name:[5] In 1872, a large crowd took over the street, marching towards the Plaza Mayor in response to the attempted coup d'état.

[13] During its history, people such as Manuel Candamo, Ramón Castilla and Augusto B. Leguía purchased properties in the street, where they subsequently lived.

[16] Starting in the mid to late 19th century, the traditional architecture of the street became replaced in favour of French-inspired buildings.