Historically, both nations were host to great indigenous cultures; the Aztecs and Mayas in Mexico and the Incas in Peru.

[1] During colonization, both nations were part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century.

On the same date, the first Peruvian ambassador to Mexico presented his credentials to Emperor Agustín de Itúrbide.

[5] Relations between both countries have been continuous and amicable, with one exception in 1932, when a letter written by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (at the time exiled in Mexico) was published in the Peruvian press, having been delivered to Lima via a Mexican diplomatic pouch.

The event caused Peru to sever its relations with Mexico, only reestablishing them on May 23 of the following year with the mediation of Spain.