Government, Politics & Law
Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre Guiral
Explorer, astronomer, and administrator Antonio de Ulloa was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, serving from 1766 to 1768.
Explorer, astronomer, and administrator Antonio de Ulloa was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, serving from 1766 to 1768.
Charles Aubry was the last French governor of Louisiana before it reverted to Spanish control.
In 1768, French creole merchants and planters rebelled against the imposition of Spanish rule.
Spain governed the colony of Louisiana for nearly four decades, from 1763 through March 1803, returning it to France for a few months until the Louisiana Purchase conveyed it to the United States in 1803.
By the end of Spanish rule, Louisiana was a stable colonial outpost.
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