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|birth = 12 January 1716<br>{{Wiki|Seville}}, [[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]] | |birth = 12 January 1716<br>{{Wiki|Seville}}, [[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]] | ||
|death = 3 July 1795 (aged 79)<br>{{Wiki|Isla de León}}, Kingdom of Spain | |death = 3 July 1795 (aged 79)<br>{{Wiki|Isla de León}}, Kingdom of Spain | ||
|affiliates = | |affiliates = Spain<br>[[Templars]] | ||
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' | |appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' | ||
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'''Antonio de Ulloa''' (1716 – 1795) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] general, prominent scientist, colonial administrator, and the first Spanish Governor of [[Louisiana]]. He was also a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], acting primarily as a scientific | '''Antonio de Ulloa''' (1716 – 1795) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] general, prominent scientist, colonial administrator, and the first Spanish Governor of [[Louisiana]]. He was also a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], acting primarily as a scientific adviser. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Following this, he was forced to leave [[La Balize]] where he had taken shelter from the rebels, and was ambushed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]]. Despite being ordered to kill de Ulloa, Aveline chose to spare his life, in return for a lens used to decipher coded Templar documents and de Ulloa's promise to go into exile.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> | Following this, he was forced to leave [[La Balize]] where he had taken shelter from the rebels, and was ambushed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]]. Despite being ordered to kill de Ulloa, Aveline chose to spare his life, in return for a lens used to decipher coded Templar documents and de Ulloa's promise to go into exile.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
Antonio de Ulloa - Concept Art.png|Concept art of de Ulloa | Antonio de Ulloa - Concept Art.png|Concept art of de Ulloa | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulloa, Antonio de}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulloa, Antonio de}} | ||
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[[Category:1795 deaths]] | [[Category:1795 deaths]] | ||
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[[Category:Spaniards]] | [[Category:Spaniards]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists]] | [[Category:Scientists]] | ||
[[Category:Templars]] | [[Category:Templars]] | ||
[[Category:Governors of Louisiana]] | [[Category:Governors of Louisiana]] | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 15 March 2014
Antonio de Ulloa (1716 – 1795) was a Spanish general, prominent scientist, colonial administrator, and the first Spanish Governor of Louisiana. He was also a member of the Templar Order, acting primarily as a scientific adviser.
Biography
During the mid 1730s Antonio participated in the French Geodesic Mission to Peru out of Port-au-Prince, where he accompanied the French scientist Louis Godin.[1]
Appointed Governor of Louisiana in 1766, de Ulloa faced opposition and resistance from the French colonists of New Orleans, who refused to recognize the policies and laws of the Spanish. Following strict trade restrictions put in place by de Ulloa to benefit the Templars, a rebellion flared up in 1768 from French Creoles who opposed de Ulloa's regime.
Following this, he was forced to leave La Balize where he had taken shelter from the rebels, and was ambushed by the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré. Despite being ordered to kill de Ulloa, Aveline chose to spare his life, in return for a lens used to decipher coded Templar documents and de Ulloa's promise to go into exile.[2]
Gallery
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Concept art of de Ulloa
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