Acuña
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- Alex AcuñaAlex AcuñaAlejandro Neciosup Acuña aka Alex Acuña is a Peruvian drummer and percussionist, in the Afro-Cuban jazz style.Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands from the age of ten, and moved to Lima as a teenager. At the age of eighteen he joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1967 he moved...
(born 1944), Peruvian percussionist - Antonio Osorio de AcuñaAntonio Osorio de AcuñaDon Antonio Osorio de Acuña was a Spanish bishop of Zamora, appointed 4 January 1507, during the reigns of Ferdinand II and Charles V. He filled that see in 1519, when the civil war broke out in Spain. Instead of espousing the interests of the throne, he joined the insurgent comuneros...
(1459-1526), Spanish bishop - Carlos Javier AcuñaCarlos Javier AcuñaCarlos Javier Acuña Caballero is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Girona FC as a striker.-Football career:...
(born 1988), Paraguayan football (soccer) player - Clarence AcuñaClarence AcuñaClárence Williams Acuña Donoso is a Chilean former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.- Chilean League :...
(born 1975), Chilean footballer - Cristóbal Diatristán de AcuñaCristóbal Diatristán de AcuñaCristóbal Diatristán de Acuña was a Spanish missionary and explorer.He was born at Burgos. He was admitted a Jesuit in 1612, and afterwards sent on mission work to Chile and Peru, where he became rector of the college of Cuenca...
(1597-c.1676), Spanish missionary and explorer - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de GondomarDiego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de GondomarDon Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar , was a Galician diplomat, the Spanish ambassador to England in 1613 to 1622 and afterwards, as a kind of ambassador emeritus, as Spain's leading expert on English affairs until his death...
(1567-1626), Spanish diplomat - Fely AcunaFely AcunaFely Acuna is a Filipino actress who made films under LVN Pictures. Her first film in LVN was Pasikat opposite Carlos Salazar.-External links:...
(born 1936), Filipino actress - Francisco de Acuña (1752–1815), the last Spanish governor of the Province of Catamarca, Argentina
- Francisco Acuña de FigueroaFrancisco Acuña de FigueroaFrancisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa was an Uruguayan poet.-Background:Acuña de Figueroa was born in Montevideo on September 20, 1790. Later, his father sent him to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but the city's invasion made him return to Montevideo, where he wrote poems while working for his...
(1790–1862), Uruguayan poet - Francisco Javier González-AcuñaFrancisco Javier González-AcuñaFrancisco Javier González-Acuña is a mathematician in the UNAM's institute of mathematics and CIMAT, specializing in low-dimensional topology.He did his graduate studies at Princeton University, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1970...
, Mexican mathematician, professor, and author - Hernando de AcuñaHernando de AcuñaHernando de Acuña , a native of Valladolid, was a favorite of Charles V, not only for his military, but for his literary talents. His translation of the well-known romance of Olivier de la Marche, under the title of El Cavallero Determinado, was much esteemed by the emperor; so indeed were his...
(c.1520-1580), Spanish poet, soldier and diplomat - Jason AcuñaJason AcuñaJason Acuña , also known as Wee-Man, is an American TV host and actor. He is one of the stars of Jackass on MTV and the host of NESN's skateboarding show 54321. Acuña has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is tall...
(born 1973), Italian-born American actor - Juan Acuña Naya (1923-2001), Spanish football goalkeeper.
- Juan de Acuña, marqués de CasafuerteJuan de Acuña, marqués de CasafuerteJuan de Acuña y Bejarano, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain.-Background:...
(1658–1734), Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain 1722–1734 - Julián Acuña GaléJulián Acuña GaléAntonio Julián Baldomero Acuña Galé was a Cuban botanist who served as director of the Agricultural Experimental Station in Santiago de Las Vegas...
(1900–1973), Cuban botanist for whom the standard author abbreviation "Acuna" is used when citing a botanical name - Manuel AcuñaManuel AcuñaManuel Acuña Narro was a 19th-century Mexican writer. He focused on poetry, but also wrote some novels and plays. Even though he was famous at an early time of his life, he decided to commit suicide...
(1849–1873), Mexican poet and playwright - Marcela AcuñaMarcela AcuñaMarcela Eliana Acuña is an Argentine female boxer, who is nicknamed La Tigresa. Her mother wished for Acuña to become a ballerina, but that was never Acuña's dream....
(born 1976), Argentinian boxer - Pedro Bravo de AcuñaPedro Bravo de AcuñaPedro Bravo de Acuña was a Spanish military officer and colonial official in the New World and the Philippines. From 1602 to 1606 he was governor of the Philippines.-Early career and arrival in the Philippines:...
(d. 1606), Spanish military officer and colonial official in the New World and the Philippines - Ricardo AcuñaRicardo AcuñaRicardo Acuña is a former tennis player from Chile, who won three doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 17, 1986, when he reached 47th in the world....
(born 1958), former Chilean tennis player - Roberto AcuñaRoberto AcuñaRoberto Miguel Acuña Cabello is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Club Rubio Ñú.Nicknamed El Toro due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated as a central midfielder...
(born 1972), Argentinian-born Paraguayan football (soccer) player - Rodolfo AcuñaRodolfo AcuñaRodolfo Francisco Acuña, Ph.D., is an historian, professor emeritus, and one of various scholars of Chicano studies, which he teaches at California State University, Northridge. He is the author of Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, which approaches the history of the Southwestern United...
(born 1932), American historian - Francisco Acuña de FigueroaFrancisco Acuña de FigueroaFrancisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa was an Uruguayan poet.-Background:Acuña de Figueroa was born in Montevideo on September 20, 1790. Later, his father sent him to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but the city's invasion made him return to Montevideo, where he wrote poems while working for his...
(1790-1862), Uruguayan poet - Manuel Acuña Roxas (1892-1948), President of the Philippines
Places
- Ciudad AcuñaCiudad AcuñaCiudad Acuña, also known simply as Acuña, is a city located in the Mexican state of Coahuila, at and a mean height above sea level of 271 meters...
, Coahuila, Mexico - Acuña (municipality)Acuña (municipality)Acuña is a one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Acuña, which contained over 98% of the municipality's population in 2010. The municipality covers an area of 11,487.7 km² and is located on the international border between Mexico...
, also in the Mexican state of Coahuila - Vilo Acuña AirportVilo Acuña AirportVilo Acuña Airport or Juan Vitalio Acuña Airport is an international airport serving Cayo Largo del Sur, a small coral island in Cuba. It is located within the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud.-Facilities:...
, Cuba - Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International AirportIng. Alberto Acuña Ongay International AirportIng. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport , also known as Campeche International Airport, is an international airport located in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Campeche...
, serving Campeche, Mexico