Antonio de Ulloa
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Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Guiral was a Spanish Navy officer. He spent much of his career in the Americas, where he carried out important scientific work that earned him a reputation as one of the
Portrait by Andrés Cortés, 1856
Birthplace of Jorge Juan in the city of Seville, located on the corner of Alfonso XII with Admiral Ulloa (formerly Clavel) streets.
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
Portrait by unknown artist, Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation
Charles Philippe Aubry
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Charles-Philippe Aubry or Aubri was a French soldier and colonial administrator, who served as governor of Louisiana twice.
Antonio de Ulloa
…In the meantime, he resided at the fort of La Balize, near the mouth of the Mississippi River, issuing his orders via the interim French governor Charles Philippe Aubry. Ulloa contracted marriage in 1768 with Francisca Melchora Rosa Remírez de Laredo y Encalada, daughter of the Count of San Javier y Casa Laredo, who…
Posthumous portrait by Isnard Osicran, (c. 1905)