Francisco De Figueroa (engineer)
Francisco de Figueroa may refer to: * Francisco de Figueroa (bishop) (1634–1691), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop * Francisco de Figueroa (poet) (1530–1588), Spanish poet *Francisco Acuña de Figueroa Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa (September 3, 1791 – October 6, 1862) was a Uruguayan poet and writer. He was born in Montevideo, on September 3, 1791 and died on October 6, 1862. He was the son of the Treasurer of the Royal Treasury, Jac ...

Francisco De Figueroa (bishop)
Francisco de Figueroa, O.S.A. (1634–1691) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tropea (1685–1691). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Francisco de Figueroa was born in Medinaceli, Spain on 16 January 1634 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 24 January 1685, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 9 April 1685 as Bishop of Tropea The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tropea (Latin: Tropiensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Tropea in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria (southern Italy). On 30 September 1986, the diocese was suppressed, and its territory .... He served as Bishop of Tropea until his death on 4 October 1691. References External links and additional sources * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1634 births 1691 deaths People from the Province of Soria Augu ...
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Francisco De Figueroa (poet)
Francisco de Figueroa ( – ) was a Spanish poet best known for his love sonnets and his bilingual compositions in Spanish and Italian. Born in Alcalá de Henares, Figueroa spent his early years in Alcala, studying under Spanish humanist Ambrosio Morales, and traveled to Italy at an early age (we find him in Siena in 1552). For much of his life, Figueroa served as an aide to Spanish diplomats; for example, to the Spanish ambassador to France, Tomás Perrenot de Granvela (1559–1561); Antonio Pimentel de Herrera, 6th Count of Benavente, Viceroy of Valencia (); and Carlos de Aragón Tagliavia, Duke of Terranova, Prínce of Castelvetrano (1578–1579). In the late 1570s or early 1580s, Figueroa seems to have retired to Alcala. His friend Miguel de Cervantes includes him as a character in his pastoral novel ''La Galatea''. Figueroa's works were published posthumously by Pedro Craesbeeck in Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, wi ...
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