He was an Uruguayan poet and writer. He was the son of the Treasurer of the Royal Treasury, Jacinto Acuña de Figueroa. Born in Montevideo, Acuña's father sent him to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He returned to his hometown by 1810 and started writing his poems. There was no printing press in Montevideo at the time. He went on to become the author of the words of the national anthems of Uruguay and Paraguay. He political views were loyalist to the colonial governments; his father's was the opposite. Besides his literary work, he occupied posts such as State Treasurer (succeeding his father), a member of the Committee on the censorship of theatrical works (in 1846), and Director of the Public Library and Museum from 1840–1847. In 1857, Acuña's poems were published in a book, and the national anthem of Uruguay, which dates from 1833, appeared. Acuña also had an extensive literary work, compiled by himself in 1848 and published posthumously in 1890 in 12 volumes under the general title of "Complete Works". An anthology of his poems was published in 1965 in the collection of Uruguayan classics by the Artigas Library.
He was an Uruguayan poet and writer. He was the son of the Treasurer of the Royal Treasury, Jacinto Acuña de Figueroa. Born in Montevideo, Acuña's father sent him to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He returned to his hometown by 1810 and started writing his poems. There was no printing press in Montevideo at the time. He went on to become the author of the words of the national anthems of Uruguay and Paraguay. He political views were loyalist to the colonial governments; his father's was the opposite. Besides his literary work, he occupied posts such as State Treasurer (succeeding his father), a member of the Committee on the censorship of theatrical works (in 1846), and Director of the Public Library and Museum from 1840–1847. In 1857, Acuña's poems were published in a book, and the national anthem of Uruguay, which dates from 1833, appeared. Acuña also had an extensive literary work, compiled by himself in 1848 and published posthumously in 1890 in 12 volumes under the general title of "Complete Works". An anthology of his poems was published in 1965 in the collection of Uruguayan classics by the Artigas Library.
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