The street has housed important characters of the republican history of Peru, such as Colonel Francisco Bolognesi[1] and poet José Santos Chocano.

[2] The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535.

Prior to this renaming, each block (cuadra) had a unique name: The home of poet José Santos Chocano is located in the former Argandoña street.

In 1922, while in a ceremony at the Palacio de la Exposición with Augusto B. Leguía, a plaque was placed in his home, the work of sculptor David Lozano.

[12] By 2012, the street was reported to be extremely dangerous at night due to its number of hostile homeless persons and criminals.