Pasaje José Olaya is a pedestrian alleyway located in the Damero de Pizarro, next to the Plaza Mayor of Lima, Peru.

It was originally called the Cajellón de la Cruz due to it being the location of a cross used to punish criminals in its exit towards the Plaza Mayor.

[2] One of its merchants, Juan Fernández de la Higuera, was the namesake for block 2 of nearby Jirón Cuzco.

[4] On June 29, 1823, José Olaya, a rebel supporter that acted as a secret emissary during the Peruvian War of Independence was caught and executed by firing squad on the site by the Royal Army of Peru for treason.

Starting in 1901, due to the poor conditions at the alleyway (now the Pasaje 28 de Julio or the Jirón 28 de Julio),[5] a new road that would connect the Plaza Mayor with a projected public square located five blocks to the south (intended to house a new City Hall and Congress Building) was proposed by the local government, eventually acquiring the name of Avenida 28 de Julio.