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
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

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

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  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.

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  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

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  Portrait by unknown artist, Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation

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

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

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