Antonio de Ulloa was born on January 12, 1716 and died on July 3, 1795. Antonio de Ulloa would have been 79 years old at the time of death or 299 years old today.
Antonio de Ulloa died on July 3, 1795 at the age of 79.
Antonio de Ulloa was born on January 12, 1716.
Antonio de Ulloa died on July 3, 1795 at the age of 79.
South America to determine how round the earth really was? He discovered Platinum.
Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Guiral (1716-1795) was a Spanish naval officer, explorer, astronomer and politician. He was a member of the Geodesic Mission to the Equator (1735-1744), later a governor in Peru, then governor of Spanish Louisiana. See: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_de_Ulloa
Francisco de Ulloa was born in 1500 at Andalusia.
Pedro Osores de Ulloa was born in 1554.
Pedro Osores de Ulloa died in 1624.
Lope de Ulloa y Lemos died in 1620.
He was born in rather 1498 or 1500
Platinum was considered a precious metal and used in South America before the arrival of Europeans. It was made famous by Antonio de Ulloa in 1784.
It was discovered in a cave, it was first thought to be sliver or a different type of sliver until it was tested and was called platinum. Platinum is now known to be found in Alaska, South Africa, Congo, Russia and some parts of Canda.