History of Spain (1700–1808)
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The Kingdom of Spain entered a new era with the death of Charles II, the last Spanish Habsburg monarch, who died childless in 1700. This resulted in the War of the Spanish Succession, which was a Euro
Philip V of Spain
Elisabeth Farnese, queen of Spain and second wife of Philip V of Spain
The Spanish ship of the line Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad. Philip V and Charles III made the navy a high priority
King Ferdinand VI of Spain (r. 1746–1759)
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
Posthumous portrait of Antonio de Ulloa the Christian 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