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Arrival of Antonio de Ulloa in New Orleans

When
1765–1768
Where
Spanish Crown appointment; New Orleans, major city and port of Louisiana; New Orleans
Episodes
3

Antonio de Ulloa, a Spanish naval officer, was appointed the first governor of Spanish Louisiana in May 1765 and reached New Orleans on 5 March 1766. His arrival marked the transfer of the colony to Spanish administration, though his rule soon faced strong resistance from the city's French Creoles.

Episodes

  1. May 1765 · Spanish Crown appointmentAppointment as first governor of Spanish Louisiana

    The Spanish Crown named Ulloa the first governor of Spanish Louisiana in May 1765, after the Seven Years' War.

  2. 5 March 1766 · New Orleans, major city and port of LouisianaArrival in New Orleans

    Ulloa reached New Orleans on 5 March 1766 as the first governor of Spanish Louisiana.

  3. 28 October 1768 – 1768 · New OrleansResistance and expulsion during the Rebellion of 1768

    French Creoles of New Orleans resisted Ulloa's rule and expelled him during the Rebellion of 1768.

Background and detail

Background. Ulloa was a Spanish Navy officer who rose to the rank of vice admiral. From 1758 to 1764 he served as governor of Huancavelica in Peru and superintendent of its mercury mines, an experience he described in a letter to the king as a purgatory of persecutions. After leaving that post he travelled to Cuba in December 1764 and waited in Havana for new orders.

Appointment and Arrival. In May 1765 the Crown appointed Ulloa as the first governor of Spanish Louisiana, following the Seven Years' War. He reached New Orleans, the major city and port of the region, on 5 March 1766, becoming the first governor of the newly Spanish colony.

Aftermath. Ulloa's rule was strongly resisted by the French Creoles of New Orleans. In October 1768 riots broke out after he promulgated a decree by King Charles III opening nine Spanish ports to direct trade with Louisiana, and he was expelled from the city during the Rebellion of 1768.

People involved

Sources

  1. Antonio de Ulloa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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