* Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar of Spain ( 1567 – 1626 ), Spanish ambassador to England-Wales

In the winter of 1938 – 39, the Carter Family traveled to Texas, where they had a twice-daily program on the border radio station XERA ( later XERF ) in Villa Acuña ( now Ciudad Acuña, Mexico ), across the border from Del Rio, Texas.

Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar ( es: Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar ) ( Gondomar, Galicia November 1, 1567 – Casa la Reina, Logroño, October 2, 1626 ), was a Galician ( Spanish ) diplomat, the Spanish ambassador to England in 1613 to 1622 and afterwards, as a kind of ambassador emeritus, Spain's leading expert on English affairs until his death.

* Carlos Acuña ( 1914 – 1989 ), tango singer, composer

Following the death of 84 year old Emelinda Acuña ( 1921 – October 12, 2005 ), only one native speaker remains, Cristina Calderón of Villa Ukika on Navarino Island, Chile.

But this decision win was controversial ( the fight was scored 96-94 by two judges for Ashley, and 97-95 by the third for Acuña ), and the WIBF ordered an immediate rematch between the two women fighters.

Jason Acuña ( born May 16, 1973 ), also known as Wee-Man, is an American TV host and actor.

* Alex Acuña ( born 1944 ), Peruvian percussionist

* Antonio Osorio de Acuña ( 1459-1526 ), Spanish bishop

* Carlos Javier Acuña ( born 1988 ), Paraguayan football ( soccer ) player

* Clarence Acuña ( born 1975 ), Chilean footballer

* Cristóbal Diatristán de Acuña ( 1597-c. 1676 ), Spanish missionary and explorer

* Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar ( 1567-1626 ), Spanish diplomat

* Francisco de Acuña ( 1752 – 1815 ), the last Spanish governor of the Province of Catamarca, Argentina

* Francisco Acuña de Figueroa ( 1790 – 1862 ), Uruguayan poet

* Hernando de Acuña ( c. 1520-1580 ), Spanish poet, soldier and diplomat

* Jason Acuña ( born 1973 ), Italian-born American actor

* Juan Acuña Naya ( 1923-2001 ), Spanish football goalkeeper.

* Juan de Acuña, marqués de Casafuerte ( 1658 – 1734 ), Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain 1722 – 1734

* Julián Acuña Galé ( 1900 – 1973 ), Cuban botanist for whom the standard author abbreviation " Acuna " is used when citing a botanical name

* Manuel Acuña ( 1849 – 1873 ), Mexican poet and playwright

* Marcela Acuña ( born 1976 ), Argentinian boxer

* Pedro Bravo de Acuña ( d. 1606 ), Spanish military officer and colonial official in the New World and the Philippines

Charles Marie de La Condamine, seven months later, was able to give to the Académie française an account of Father Roman's voyage, and thus confirm the existence of this waterway, first reported by Father Acuña in 1639.

In 2004 Feyenoord player Jorge Acuña was taken to hospital with head, neck and rib injuries after Feyenoord players were attacked by Ajax hooligans during a match between the reserve teams of both clubs.

The facilities of the old XERA border blaster which had been created by John R. Brinkley, were confiscated by the Mexican government in 1939 and the license for Villa Acuña remained silent until 1947.

The church was rebuilt again some three hundred years later by a subsequent Archbishop of Toledo, Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña, who elevated it to the status of a collegiate church.

Although Alyrio Lima played percussion on one track, he was replaced during the sessions by Don Alias ( his first appearance with the group since the debut album debacle ) and by Alex Acuña ( a Peruvian drummer and conga player based in Las Vegas who'd played with Elvis Presley and Ike Turner, among others ).

For the subsequent tour, Alex Acuña moved from percussion to the drum kit, and Don Alias was replaced by the young Puerto Rican percussionist Manolo Badrena, who had previously played with various Latin rock bands and with Art Blakey.

It was forcibly shut down by the Mexican authorities on February 24, 1933 and the Villa Acuña Broadcasting Company of Del Rio, Texas, U. S. which had managed the station, was dissolved.

XER was shut down by the Mexican authorities on February 24, 1933 and the Villa Acuña Broadcasting Company was dissolved.

" Blame It on Mexico " a song performed by George Strait, written by songwriter Darrell Staedtler, on the " Strait Country " album tells about a night in Acuña at Ma Crosby's ( a historic restaurant in Acuña ) in the beginning.

* July 8 – Lyrics by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa are selected as the National Anthem of Uruguay.

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar, title awarded by king Philip III of Spain in 1617, i.

Gondomar was twice married, first to his niece Beatrix Sarmiento, by whom he had no children, and then to his cousin Constanza de Acuña, by whom he had four sons and three daughters.

In Spanish, Don Pascual de Gayangos wrote a useful biographical introduction to a publication of a few of his letters -- Cinco Cartas politico-literarias de Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, issued at Madrid in 1869 by the Sociedad de Bibliófilos of the Spanish Academy ; and there is a life in English by F. H.

The anthem's lyrics are by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, who was also author of the lyrics to Paraguay's national anthem ; " Paraguayos, República o Muerte ".

Nachos may have originated in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just over the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, or in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, at a restaurant called the Victory Club, owned by Rodolfo De Los Santos.

According to Rodolfo Acuña, Professor Emeritus of Chicano Studies at California State University, " Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported 117 cases of human rights abuses by US officials against migrants from 1988 to 1990, including fourteen deaths.

The lyrics were written by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa ( who also wrote Orientales, la Patria o la tumba, the national anthem of Uruguay ) under the presidency of Carlos Antonio López, who at the time delegated Bernardo Jovellanos and Anastasio González to ask Figueroa to write the anthem ( Jovellanos and González were commissioners of the Paraguayan government in Uruguay ).

In his later, larger orchestra Murillo was followed by Roberto Rufino, then Antonio Rodríguez Lesende, Agustín Volpe, Carlos Acuña, Alberto Podestá, again Roberto Rufino, then again Alberto Podestá, Osvaldo Cabrera, Roberto Rufino for a third time, Alberto Podestá for a third time, Jorge Durán, Raúl Rosales, Alberto Podestá for the fourth time, Osvaldo Cordó, Oscar Serpa, Mario Pomar, again Oscar Serpa, Argentino Ledesma, Rodolfo Galé, Roberto Florio, and finally Jorge Durán again and Horacio Casares.