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- Mathematician Erich Hecke, 1887
- Poet Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa, 1790
- Dictator of Brazil Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, 1897
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Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa (September 20, 1790 – October 6, 1862) was an Uruguayan poet.
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 father. There was no printing press in Montevideo, so none of his works were published at that time.
In 1857, his poems were published in a book, and the national anthem of Uruguay, which dates from 1833, appeared. He also wrote the lyrics for the national anthem of Paraguay. An anthology of his poems was published in 1965. He died in Montevideo on October 6, 1862.