Antonio de Ulloa

Antonio de Ulloa (12 January 1716 – 3 July 1795) was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana. He was born in Seville, the son of an economist.

Antonio de Ulloa
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Born	(1716-01-12)12 January 1716 Seville, Spain
Died	3 July 1795(1795-07-03) (aged 79) Isla de León, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Known for	Platinum
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy

Antonio De Ulloa Media

• Casa natal de Antonio de Ulloa.jpg

  Birthplace of Jorge Juan in the city of Seville, located on the corner of Alfonso XII with Admiral Ulloa (formerly Clavel) streets.

• Carta della meridiana medida en el Reyno de Quito de orden del Rey nuestro Senor para el conocimiento del valor de los grados terrestres y figura de la tierra.jpg

  Map by Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa of the triangulation carried out between Quito and Cuenca by the French Geodesic Mission to the Equator, in 1735–1744.

• Ulloa optical.jpg

  Illustration from Juan and Ulloa's, Voyage to South America, depicting three separate scenes: (1) on the left, an erupting volcano; (2) on the upper right, optical glories surrounded by a fog bow; and (3) on the lower right, arcs of white light near a mountaintop

• Antonio Ulloa y de la Torre-Guiral.jpg

  Portrait by unknown artist, Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation

• Péndulo astronómico de Antonio de Ulloa.jpg

  Ulloa's astronomical pendulum clock, which he purchased in London from instrument maker John Ellicott, on exhibit at the Naval Museum of Madrid

• Solar eclipse 1778Jun24-Ulloa.png

  Engraving of the totality of the solar eclipse of June 24, 1778, after a drawing by Ulloa

• Antonio de Ulloa por José Alcoverro (Madrid) 02.jpg

  Statue of Antonio de Ulloa in a niche on the façade of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, by artist José Alcoverro (1899)